Cost of living comparison
Havana is 16.4% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Havana instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Havana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
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