Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 2.6 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
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