Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 11.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Japan, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Cuba
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
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