Cost of living comparison
Havana is 22.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Havana instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Havana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Havana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
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