Cost of living comparison
Havana is 11.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Havana instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Havana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Havana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Valletta
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Havana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
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