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Asmara vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 19.1% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Asmara

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

Asmara vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Havana	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$12.00 ERN180.00	+172.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$5.99 ERN89.85	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.25 ERN18.75	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$1.00 ERN15.00	-20.0%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Havana	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$1.50 ERN22.50	-48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$5.30 ERN79.49	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$4.38 ERN65.70	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$12.17 ERN182.57	+387.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$5.54 ERN83.16	+144.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.58 ERN8.69	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.91 ERN13.61	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.50 ERN7.56	-49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.70 ERN10.43	-27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.43 ERN6.50	-63.0%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Havana	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$8.52 ERN127.76	+78.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$8.00 ERN120.00	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	??
Average			+7.2%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Havana	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+166.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$21.03 ERN315.44	-22.5%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Havana	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$25.00 ERN375.00	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-80.3%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$0.80 ERN12.00	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$0.82 ERN12.38	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$27.00 ERN405.00	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.10 ERN16.50	+10.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Havana	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+137.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+98.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+166.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+18.8%
Average			+105.4%

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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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