Cost of living comparison
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Cuba vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary
Cuba is 2.9% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
Cuba vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.65
|
$3.71
CUC3.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
|
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
|
$1.70
CUC1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of restaurants
pay 91.4% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
|
$1.49
CUC1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
|
$2.22
CUC2.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$14.20
CUC14.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
|
$3.71
CUC3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.48
CUC0.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.79
CUC1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.04
CUC1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.73
CUC1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
|
$1.85
CUC1.85
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries
pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.94
|
$4.83
CUC4.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.33
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,347.00
|
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.14
|
$6.20
CUC6.20
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of transportation
pay 12.9% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.65
|
$90.21
CUC90.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.73
|
$254.03
CUC254.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.44
|
$214.40
CUC214.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
|
$36.20
CUC36.20
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of housing
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.25
|
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,243.49
|
$7,000.00
CUC7,000.00
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of childcare
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$1.60
CUC1.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.41
|
$19.00
CUC19.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.28
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 28.7% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
|
$37.00
CUC37.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.01
|
$37.00
CUC37.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
|
$68.67
CUC68.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.17
|
$56.00
CUC56.00
|
|
Ecuador vs. Cuba - Cost of clothing
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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