Cost of living comparison
Havana is 20.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Havana instead of London, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Havana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
London
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
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