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Cuba vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 19.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Cuba
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 34.6% less in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Cuba
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Cuba

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Cuba are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cuba. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$4.40 CUC4.40	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$5.00 CUC5.00	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$2.08 CUC2.08	+113.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.25 CUC1.25	+148.2%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.22 CUC1.22	-8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$2.89 CUC2.89	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$10.68 CUC10.68	+45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$4.15 CUC4.15	+87.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$2.49 CUC2.49	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$2.27 CUC2.27	+49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.59 CUC0.59	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$1.36 CUC1.36	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.00 CUC1.00	-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.95 CUC0.95	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.17 CUC1.17	-14.9%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Manila	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.77 CUC4.77	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$25.00 CUC25.00	+81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+137.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$6.60 CUC6.60	+125.7%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Manila	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$75.00 CUC75.00	+176.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$251.37 CUC251.37	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$322.73 CUC322.73	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$27.15 CUC27.15	-73.0%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 34.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$112.00 CUC112.00	-19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	-50.1%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.00 CUC2.00	+36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.01 CUC1.01	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.00 CUC4.00	+22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$37.75 CUC37.75	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$1.00 CUC1.00	-86.6%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$34.75 CUC34.75	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$37.75 CUC37.75	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$75.00 CUC75.00	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$80.00 CUC80.00	+61.0%
Average			+12.9%

Manila vs. Cuba - 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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