Cost of living comparison
Havana is 50.4% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Havana instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
|
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