Cost of living comparison
Spain is 66.6% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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