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Iloilo vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Iloilo is 20.5% cheaper than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Iloilo
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Iloilo
Transportation: pay 49.8% less in Iloilo
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Iloilo
Childcare: pay 69.3% less in Iloilo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% more in Iloilo
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Iloilo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Iloilo. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Iloilo.

Iloilo vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Havana	Iloilo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$2.58 ₱152.16	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$3.44 ₱202.88	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.53 ₱31.28	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.30 ₱17.65	-76.1%
Average			-55.8%

Havana vs. Iloilo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Havana	Iloilo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.23 ₱72.30	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$2.87 ₱169.06	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$6.71 ₱395.50	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.17 ₱127.81	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$1.86 ₱109.97	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.61 ₱95.16	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.52 ₱30.48	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$1.47 ₱86.43	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.69 ₱40.97	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$1.15 ₱67.87	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$1.36 ₱79.95	+15.9%
Average			-12.5%

Havana vs. Iloilo - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.8% less for transportation

	Havana	Iloilo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$4.13 ₱243.58	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$4.99 ₱294.39	-80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$23,224.21 ₱1,369,415.46	-61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$3.68 ₱216.92	-44.3%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Havana	Iloilo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$29.24 ₱1,724.04	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$230.09 ₱13,567.36	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$172.03 ₱10,143.82	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$49.00 ₱2,889.15	+80.5%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

	Havana	Iloilo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$34.41 ₱2,028.76	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	??
Average			-69.3%

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pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Iloilo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$0.95 ₱55.79	-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$1.96 ₱115.64	+94.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$3.10 ₱182.59	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$22.36 ₱1,318.70	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$5.16 ₱304.31	+416.1%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Havana	Iloilo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$43.01 ₱2,535.95	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$22.36 ₱1,318.19	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$60.21 ₱3,550.34	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$25.80 ₱1,521.57	-67.7%
Average			-26.1%

Havana vs. Iloilo - Cost of clothing

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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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