A young Cuban went viral on TikTok after sharing a video in which she shows the products she was able to buy in Cuba with 23,790 pesos, equivalent to 54 dollars, according to the informal market rate for the day, estimated at 440 pesos per dollar.
"I live in Cuba, and today I’m here to show you how much I spent on this purchase," said the user identified as @karlagabi25, while displaying the items she obtained.
Among the products, the young woman listed: a package of coffee (1,750 CUP / 4 USD), two bottles of liquid detergent (540 CUP), a bottle of oil (1,900 CUP / 4.31 USD), two cans of condensed milk (1,100 CUP / 2.5 USD), cream and cologne (2,400 CUP / 5.45 USD), a beauty treatment (3,700 CUP / 8.40 USD), feminine products and daily pads (1,550 CUP / 3.52 USD), five soaps (750 CUP / 1.70 USD), two toothbrushes and applicators (800 CUP / 1.81 USD), a pack of wet wipes (1,200 CUP / 2.72 USD), a carton of eggs (2,700 CUP / 6.13 USD), two tubes of mustard (2,400 CUP / 5.45 USD), and a pack of sausages or "hot dogs" (3,000 CUP / 6.81 USD).
"In total, it was 23,790 pesos or 54 dollars. Let me know in the comments what you think of the purchase," concluded the Cuban.
The video reflects the deep economic crisis the country is facing, where prices in the informal market are skyrocketing while salaries remain insufficient to cover basic needs.
On social media, many users expressed their outrage at the high prices, pointing out that "nowhere in the world does $54 buy so little as in Cuba."
Others pointed out that most of the products the young woman showcases cannot be found in national currency and must be purchased in stores selling in MLC or on the black market, where the dollar and euro dictate the pace of daily life.
The post adds to the dozens of videos from Cubans who are reporting, from the island, the decline in purchasing power and the lack of economic options to survive in a country where the average salary does not reach 20 dollars a month.
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