Cost of Living in Havana

I'm having a hard time reconciling these prices with what I see on many, many websites. For example, a 1 BR apartment rent is shown above at $363.87, but monthly income averages anywhere from $15.00 to $30.00 from a long list of Google hits?? A LITER of milk, at $2.96, is roughly 10-20% of a month's pay (meaning a GALLON of milk is $11.21, or 37-75% of a month's salary???)? Not doubting any specific number, but it points out that there's always "more to the story!"

Also be aware of the multitude of exchange rates, they can have a many fold effect on prices:

As of today:
”Official” rate 1 USD = 25 CUP
Forced hotel conversion rate 1 USD = 100-125 CUP
Bank rate 1 USD = 125 CUP
Street rate 1 USD = 250 CUP

Bring cash! Don’t withdraw from ATM’s. Many people will approach you saying ”change the money”, negotiate and you will benefit greatly. Euros and Sterling will be at a disadvantage. Coins are difficult to exchange.

I live in Cuba, i think is kinda accurate in some things, but its hard to explain. For example it is true the average salary is around 35 usd, sometimes even less, but the cost of living as a cuban is very low, for around 25 to 30 usd you can live here per month if you are cuban and already own house,which most cubans do (because they share it with their families) food is not so cheap,but if you work you can pay for. It is true some houses cost around 1000 usd, thats because a lot cubans sell their homes in order to emigrate to other countries and need cash quickly, but average houses are like 10 000 usd if you buy, if you want to ay rent in downtown is around 50 usd for a basic apartment. its also true cars are stupid expensive, from 10 000 for a very used old car to 100 000 usd for a modern car but also second hand.also public transportation is very cheap for cubans, you can get the bus every day in you way to work and back for less than 2 usd a month, if you want to take taxi is around 1 usd for a normal ride(most taxis in cuba function as buses following a preset route) for turist is around 30 usd because they are try to charge more to tourists. For a night out in a nice bar or club you can expect to pay around 50 usd. So now you can see why many people in cuba cannot afford more than to eat and to have a roof. There are people who earn more, from 100 usd to 1000 usd if you work for a remote company overseas, but i would say basic is correct. i know people who earn less than 15 usd, but the majority earns about 40 to 50 usd.

Nobody really cares about Cuba overall.
It's always been the type of place living off of the grid tough talk with nothing to back their loose mouths up.Russia is quickly going down the very same path as cubia did many years ago and to this day.Cubia chose to live in tormenting circumstances daily without a future rightfully so.

Cube is expensive even for westerners , Mexico and other places are much cheap especially now in 2021 cuba isn’t cheap anymore it’s expensive

interesting. But in Cost of Living there is no reason to list a pack of cigarettes. That is nothing to do with living, only getting cancer and making your neighbors sick too. Should be removed.

The prices listed above don't reflect the reality and the complexity of Havana. The rent data is only for Cubans. For tourists or foreigners who live in Havana, apaartment rental prices are ten fold. In addition, the prices for basic necessities only reflect the prices for the rations for Cubans that the government is giving. The datas are invalid for foreigners.

This isn't accurate. The rent data is totally inaccurate. For one bedroom you have to pay from 50-120 for a day which means 1500 - 3600 usd a month. A new car is around 100,000 usd, which is the most expensive in the world. Havana, Cuba is one of the most expensive.