Compare the cost of your home country to the actual living costs in Cuba, simply select your home currency and see the difference!
All data is kept up to date by local members and actual students. Our latest update was on: 30th of June 2020
Please help us improve this list by submitting your Feedback on your right!
Food | Price in $ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
12.50 CUP | ||||
7 CUP | ||||
8.50 CUP | ||||
38.75 CUP | ||||
8.50 CUP | ||||
25 CUP | ||||
7.50 CUP | ||||
48.95 CUP | ||||
0.95 CUP | ||||
9.50 CUP | ||||
12 CUP | ||||
18.50 CUP | ||||
8 CUP | ||||
10 CUP | ||||
20 CUP | ||||
2.00 CUP | ||||
5.50 CUP | ||||
8.50 CUP | ||||
25 CUP | ||||
Housing | ||||
165 CUP | ||||
145 CUP | ||||
58.50 CUP | ||||
105 CUP | ||||
200 CUP | ||||
200 CUP | ||||
120 CUP | ||||
2000 CUP | ||||
120 CUP | ||||
Personal Care | ||||
100 CUP | ||||
60 CUP | ||||
18 CUP | ||||
40 CUP | ||||
24.50 CUP | ||||
65 CUP | ||||
105 CUP | ||||
90 CUP | ||||
30 CUP | ||||
100 CUP | ||||
1000 CUP | ||||
3000 CUP | ||||
Entertainment | ||||
120 CUP | ||||
![]() |
120 CUP | |||
30 CUP | ||||
15 CUP | ||||
120 CUP | ||||
12.50 CUP | ||||
96.50 CUP | ||||
150 CUP | ||||
2000 CUP | ||||
200 CUP | ||||
500 CUP | ||||
Transportation | ||||
45 CUP | ||||
30 CUP | ||||
6.50 CUP | ||||
140 CUP | ||||
2300 CUP | ||||
Clothes | ||||
150 CUP | ||||
215 CUP | ||||
280 CUP | ||||
135.79 CUP | ||||
120 CUP | ||||
150 CUP |
When figuring out your projected living expenses before considering a move abroad, be sure to take into account the following factors: currency variations, the relative cost and availability of consumer items, the price of entertainment, housing prices, and health care. You should also consider the cost of hiring a vehicle, registration, fuel, maintenance, and insurance if you eventually qualify to be in Cuba.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: High import taxes are a way of life in almost all Latin American countries. Therefore, you will be better off buying domestic goods, if possible and if available.
Before you bring anything from abroad be sure and find out how much duty you will have to pay. Once you have lived in Cuba for quite a while, learned all of the ropes, studied the advice in this book, and made contacts, you will be able to cut your living costs substantially.
Even though the vast majority of everyday prices are fixed, or in some way controlled, by the Cuban government there is no doubt that the famous nightlife of the country is still there for all to see and enjoy.
While it will depend on which area of the country you live in it’s relatively inexpensive to enjoy a good night out in Cuba as long as you stay out of tourist traps.
Most Cubans do expend a portion of their monthly salary to supplement their allotment of rice, beans, bread, and other necessities. Pork, the protein staple of the Cuban diet, costs a little under $0.02 per pound.
The cost of bottled drinking water in Cuba ranges from $0.75 to $1 USD equivalent.
One of the biggest expenditures for the average Cuban is transportation. The local city bus costs about $0.02. Collective taxis, another popular form of urban transport, cost just more than $0.40.
Outside major cities like Havana and Santiago De Cuba, transportation is much more expensive and harder to come by apparently. In general, Cubans do very little traveling outside of their respective cities or towns compared to other Latin countries.
It is very difficult to compare your future costs in Cuba with the average spendings of its citizens due to the massive difference in the monthly salaries and spending habits.
As they earn pretty low amounts, they devote most of it to the expenses that are of the utmost importance, such as food, transportation, and utilities. For foreigners whose salary is high, the monthly expenses might differ much.
The following table gives an idea of basic price estimates in Cuba—in USD.
A KILOGRAM OF APPLES | $5.30 | FOOD & DRINK |
BREAD | $0.33 | FOOD & DRINK |
A CAPPUCCINO | $1.60 | FOOD & DRINK |
A BEER | $1.40 | FOOD & DRINK |
LUNCH | $7.90 | FOOD & DRINK |
MONTHLY PUBLIC TRANSPORT | $17 | TRANSPORTATION |
5KM TAXI RIDE | $5.50 | TRANSPORTATION |
OTHER | ||
$4.40 | MOVIE TICKET | |
MONTHLY FITNESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP | $40 | MOVIE TICKET |
BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION | $73 | MOVIE TICKET |