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Cuba vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 9.6% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 49.6% more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Cuba
Housing: pay 56.6% less in Cuba
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Cuba
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Cuba

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Cuba are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cuba. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 85.6% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$4.40 CUC4.40	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$5.00 CUC5.00	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$2.08 CUC2.08	+241.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.25 CUC1.25	+120.6%
Average			+85.6%

Ethiopia vs. Cuba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.6% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.22 CUC1.22	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$2.89 CUC2.89	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$10.68 CUC10.68	+96.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$4.15 CUC4.15	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.49 CUC2.49	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.27 CUC2.27	-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.59 CUC0.59	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.36 CUC1.36	+28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.00 CUC1.00	+146.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.95 CUC0.95	+246.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$1.17 CUC1.17	+29.2%
Average			+49.6%

Ethiopia vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$4.77 CUC4.77	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$25.00 CUC25.00	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$6.60 CUC6.60	+82.6%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 56.6% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$75.00 CUC75.00	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$251.37 CUC251.37	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$322.73 CUC322.73	-37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$27.15 CUC27.15	-77.7%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$112.00 CUC112.00	+19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	-71.8%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.00 CUC2.00	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$1.01 CUC1.01	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$4.00 CUC4.00	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$37.75 CUC37.75	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$1.00 CUC1.00	-73.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$34.75 CUC34.75	-22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$37.75 CUC37.75	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$75.00 CUC75.00	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$80.00 CUC80.00	-30.5%
Average			-30.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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