Cost of Living
Both US Dollars (US$) and Cuban Pesos (CUP) can be used in Havana, although most visitors would not need to change money into Pesos since all services for tourists are quoted in US Dollars. Prices in this guide are given in the currency in which they were quoted to us and in which payment would be expected.
One-litre bottle of mineral water: US$2 33cl bottle of beer: US$1.50-2 Financial Times newspaper: Not available 36-exposure colour film: US$10 City-centre bus ticket: 20-40 Centavos Adult baseball ticket: CUP3 Three-course meal with wine/beer: From US$25
10 Cuban Peso (CUP10) = 0.20; US$0.38; C$0.48; A$0.49; 0.30 Currency conversion rates as of Feb 2005
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