Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 3.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cuba or Somalia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.