Cost of living comparison
Havana is 43.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Havana instead of Riga, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Havana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Riga
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Riga
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Riga
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Riga
|
Havana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
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