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Sucre vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Sucre is 3.0% cheaper than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Sucre
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Sucre
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Sucre
Housing: pay 7.1% less in Sucre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Sucre
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Sucre

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

Sucre vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Havana	Sucre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$1.80 BOB12.43	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$5.79 BOB39.87	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.64 BOB4.42	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.58 BOB3.98	-53.8%
Average			-41.5%

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Havana	Sucre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.44 BOB9.95	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$2.20 BOB15.16	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$3.27 BOB22.54	-69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$1.73 BOB11.91	-58.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$1.36 BOB9.38	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.82 BOB5.63	-64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.39 BOB2.69	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.33 BOB2.25	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.30 BOB8.97	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.20 BOB1.34	-79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.33 BOB2.25	-72.1%
Average			-43.0%

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Havana	Sucre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$3.79 BOB26.08	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$23.15 BOB159.49	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$14,466.20 BOB99,680.01	-75.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	??
Average			-34.6%

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.1% less for housing

	Havana	Sucre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$26.00 BOB179.15	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$501.26 BOB3,453.98	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$315.31 BOB2,172.65	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$10.83 BOB74.65	-60.1%
Average			-7.1%

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Havana	Sucre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	??

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Sucre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$1.42 BOB9.80	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$2.43 BOB16.78	+141.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$1.88 BOB12.96	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$23.05 BOB158.83	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$6.53 BOB45.01	+553.2%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Havana	Sucre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$36.00 BOB248.06	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$72.00 BOB496.12	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$65.00 BOB447.89	-18.8%
Average			-6.4%

Havana vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing

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