Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 19.5% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Cuba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
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