Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Argentina
  3. Cuba
  4. Comparison
ARS
COMPARED TO
CUC

Cuba is 65.4% more expensive than Argentina.

If you lived in Cuba instead of Argentina, you would:
local_dining

pay 39.6% more for restaurants

  Argentina help_outline Cuba help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
$88.27
$6.00
$6.00
+15.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.20
$88.18
$5.00
$5.00
-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
$16.10
$1.61
$1.61
+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.68
$11.55
$1.21
$1.21
+77.6%
Average +39.6%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 56.8% more for groceries

  Argentina help_outline Cuba help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.00
$17.01
$0.63
$0.63
-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.95
$49.93
$2.01
$2.01
-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.19
$54.09
$9.06
$9.06
+183.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.49
$25.23
$0.50
$0.50
-66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.49
$25.28
$2.00
$2.00
+33.8%
Apples (1 lb) $0.49
$8.34
$1.72
$1.72
+250.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
$9.44
$0.35
$0.35
-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.34
$5.71
$0.35
$0.35
+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.48
$8.09
$0.83
$0.83
+72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.25
$4.22
$0.55
$0.55
+122.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.31
$5.22
$0.71
$0.71
+130.9%
Average +56.8%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 72.4% more for transportation

  Argentina help_outline Cuba help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.90
$49.21
$4.36
$4.36
+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass $15.32
$259.57
$3.00
$3.00
-80.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,561.07
$331,501.39
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
+309.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.29
$72.64
$4.75
$4.75
+10.8%
Average +72.4%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 88.4% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $22.79
$386.16
$132.50
$132.50
+481.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.14
$3,425.65
$174.29
$174.29
-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $146.23
$2,478.21
$75.71
$75.71
-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $41.96
$711.13
$14.26
$14.26
-66.0%
Average +88.4%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.0 times more for childcare

  Argentina help_outline Cuba help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $121.47
$2,058.57
$24.00
$24.00
-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,186.98
$37,062.68
$12,666.67
$12,666.67
+479.2%
Average +199.5%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
$24.78
$2.00
$2.00
+36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.55
$26.35
$1.13
$1.13
-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.98
$33.58
$3.00
$3.00
+51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $19.67
$333.37
$13.57
$13.57
-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.47
$75.70
$0.80
$0.80
-82.1%
Average -10.5%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 11.8% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.62
$739.18
$52.86
$52.86
+21.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.69
$638.66
$50.00
$50.00
+32.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.78
$1,182.54
$78.12
$78.12
+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $70.72
$1,198.54
$57.35
$57.35
-18.9%
Average +11.8%
Argentina vs. Cuba - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2021
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