Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 28.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
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