Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 50.0% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.71
|
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.33
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.80
|
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.19
|
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.32
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€41.94
|
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.59
|
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€324.46
|
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.27
|
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€356.91
|
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.03
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.16
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€112.84
|
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
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