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Buenos Aires vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 82.5% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.71 CUC3.71	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+413.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+159.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 CUC1.70	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+59.2%
Average			+210.3%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 CUC1.49	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+66.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.22 CUC2.22	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+136.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.20 CUC14.20	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 CUC3.71	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CUC2.07	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+122.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CUC0.48	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+101.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CUC1.79	$0.65 ARS986.80	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CUC1.04	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 CUC1.73	$0.56 ARS848.63	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85 CUC1.85	$0.56 ARS844.64	-69.9%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 CUC4.83	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.20 CUC6.20	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	+54.8%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.21 CUC90.21	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.03 CUC254.03	$770.79 ARS1M	+203.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.40 CUC214.40	$509.75 ARS774K	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.20 CUC36.20	$162.43 ARS247K	+348.8%
Average			+161.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$464.87 ARS706K	+315.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+27.1%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 CUC1.60	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+146.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 CUC1.11	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+248.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 CUC2.00	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+110.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.00 CUC19.00	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+163.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+1121.5%
Average			+294.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Havana	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00 CUC37.00	$120.49 ARS183K	+225.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 CUC37.00	$95.69 ARS145K	+158.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.67 CUC68.67	$115.94 ARS176K	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.00 CUC56.00	$138.37 ARS210K	+147.1%
Average			+143.5%

Havana vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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