Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Cuba
  3. United States
  4. California
  5. Comparison
CUC
COMPARED TO
USD

California is 7.5 times more expensive than Cuba.

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

pay 70.5% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
$6.00
$15.32 +155.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
$5.00
$8.32 +66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.61
$1.61
$2.05 +27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.21
$1.21
$1.61 +33.4%
Average +70.5%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 3.0 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.63
$0.63
$3.34 +427.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.01
$2.01
$6.57 +226.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $9.06
$9.06
$3.78 -58.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.50
$0.50
$3.09 +525.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.00
$2.00
$4.70 +135.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.72
$1.72
$2.07 +20.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.35
$0.35
$0.87 +149.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.35
$0.35
$1.74 +395.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.83
$0.83
$2.08 +151.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.55
$0.55
$1.40 +152.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.71
$0.71
$1.21 +70.8%
Average +199.7%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 6.9 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
$4.36
$3.46 -20.6%
Monthly public transit pass $3.00
$3.00
$67.81 +2160.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $80,000.00
$80,000.00
$23,812.63 -70.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.75
$4.75
$17.64 +271.5%
Average +585.3%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 10.3 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $132.50
$132.50
$64.93 -51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $174.29
$174.29
$1,837.88 +954.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $75.71
$75.71
$1,619.04 +2038.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $14.26
$14.26
$126.11 +784.5%
Average +931.6%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 23.6 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $24.00
$24.00
$1,102.03 +4491.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,666.67
$12,666.67
$17,255.94 +36.2%
Average +2264.0%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of childcare
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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
$2.00
$5.71 +185.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.13
$1.13
$4.41 +291.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.00
$3.00
$9.18 +206.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $13.57
$13.57
$46.72 +244.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $0.80
$0.80
$12.91 +1513.5%
Average +488.1%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 13.8% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.86
$52.86
$47.29 -10.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.00
$50.00
$39.60 -20.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.12
$78.12
$78.04 -0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $57.35
$57.35
$107.07 +86.7%
Average +13.8%
Cuba vs. California - Cost of clothing
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