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Cuba vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 2.6% cheaper than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.4% less in Cuba
Groceries
pay 26.6% more in Cuba
Transportation
pay 10.9% less in Cuba
Housing
pay 10.6% more in Cuba
Childcare
pay 3.9% more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.8% less in Cuba
Clothing
pay 33.6% more in Cuba

The cost of clothing, groceries, housing, and childcare in Cuba are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cuba.

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Cuba vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Benin, you would:

pay 26.4% less for restaurants

 
Benin
Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$3.71
CUC3.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$5.00
CUC5.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.70
CUC1.70
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pay 26.6% more for groceries

 
Benin
Cuba
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$1.49
CUC1.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$2.22
CUC2.22
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$14.20
CUC14.20
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pay 10.9% less for transportation

 
Benin
Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$4.83
CUC4.83
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.50
CUC22.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
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pay 10.6% more for housing

 
Benin
Cuba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$90.21
CUC90.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$254.03
CUC254.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$214.40
CUC214.40
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pay 3.9% more for childcare

 
Benin
Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$112.00
CUC112.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$7,000.00
CUC7,000.00
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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$1.60
CUC1.60
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$1.11
CUC1.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$2.00
CUC2.00
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pay 33.6% more for clothing

 
Benin
Cuba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$37.00
CUC37.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $37.00
CUC37.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$68.67
CUC68.67
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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