Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 54.3% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$9.57
€8.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$7.86
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$38.99
€36.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$10.59
€9.90
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$706.14
€660.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$551.18
€515.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$353.18
€330.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$38.08
€35.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$7.48
€7.00
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$82.02
€76.68
|
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