Salaries in Cuba

This is everything a Cuban teacher could buy with her salary of 4,000 pesos: You're going to be shocked

National tragedy: Pig production fell by 95.2% between 2017 and 2023

Young Cuban shows what can be bought with 5,000 pesos in Ciego de Ávila

"Released, but by the ration book": Coffee at 300 pesos in Las Tunas sparks mockery and outrage

"It's not the same to have it in the USA than in Yuma": Cuban flaunts his Ford truck in the heart of Cuba

Despite blackouts and hardship, Havana will host the tenth edition of the Salsa Festival

The Cuban regime recycles old wage regulations as a "new measure" while doctors and teachers continue to see no real relief

Cuban regime authorizes extra payments using savings from the wage fund

They cook lobsters for tourists in Varadero, and Cubans are exploding on social media: “What an injustice.”

A Cuban shows how food prices are in Cuba at the beginning of 2026

While prices soar, the average salary in Cuba barely rises to 6,830 pesos

Another shipment of rice donated by China arrives in Cuba

Unbelievable! Cuban shows what she bought with 4,500 pesos: "This is what a doctor earns in Cuba."

The salary is not enough: viral video shows the harsh reality of living in Cuba

"This is daily life here": a Cuban shows what he spent to buy his breakfast in Cuba

He received his first TikTok paycheck in Cuba, and this is what he bought: "A dream come true!"

Government announces bus repairs as public transport deteriorates

"Changing the Importer Mentality": Díaz-Canel's New Recipe Amid Crisis

Between meats and cava: This is what the luxurious New Year's Eve dinners cost at hotels in Cuba

The Cuban government confirms upcoming holidays

End-of-Year Holidays in Cuba: Abundance in Official Discourse, Scarcity and Poor Quality in Reality

How currency sales will work at the CADECA in 2026

The Revolution of Indifference: Why Cubans No Longer Expect Anything from Power

Poverty without disguise: hunger forces the poorest to the trash in the heart of Santiago de Cuba

Cubans react to the "Don't eat potatoes or rice" suggestion on national television

Self-employed worker in Havana refuses to accept low-denomination bills, official press reports

Cuban police seize jugs of oil diverted from the state sector in Camagüey

Great-nephew of the Castros announces “direct hiring” of Cubans by foreign companies

Young Cuban surprises by showing the house she bought for $4,000 in Cuba: “They say I’m crazy.”

A shortage of teachers forces a secondary school in Camagüey to publicly advertise teaching positions

Cuban professor questions the Central Bank's floating rate due to lack of real data

Cuban government implements a "decentralized" salary system for state-owned enterprises: What does it mean?

The best memes about the floating exchange rate in Cuba: humor in times of economic crisis

First reaction from El Toque after the Government's announcement of the "floating" rate

Poverty or material deprivation?: The new euphemism of the Cuban regime to deny the social dimension of the crisis

"Each measure brings more poverty for the worker": Cubans react to the new floating rate

The average salary in Cuba rises by one dollar with the new government rate

It costs 14 times what a Cuban earns! A luxury car appears on the streets of the island and social media erupts

MINTUR reacts to mockery over new hotels: “Cuba should not be seen as a joke”

Surviving in Cuba costs 50,000 pesos a month, warns economist

Kilos of nostalgia and need: Migrants support their families in Cuba with medicine and food

Young Cuban makes a radical decision and unwittingly sparks debate on social media

Order to turn off cameras: Testimonies reveal the "Cuban elite" dining in the restaurants owned by Carlos Lage's daughter

MINTUR promotes luxury hotel and Cubans respond with mockery: "I'll pay for it with Ignacio Giménez's 1,100 dollars."

It costs more than an entire salary! Look at what this Cuban paid for his first pair of expensive shoes in Cuba

The regime claims to have "zero tolerance for human trafficking and slave labor," and Cubans are reacting

Rate of the informal market in the regime's crosshairs: El Toque reveals the poverty and inequality of "dollarized Cuba."

100% of state workers live in extreme poverty in Cuba

Cuba introduces new "luxury" coffees as the people express outrage: "They flaunt what we cannot have."

$100 at a restaurant in Cuba? The experience of that Cuban woman after going out to eat with her family

A Cuban shows her purchase of 23,790 pesos and users react indignantly: “It’s not enough for anything.”

Díaz-Canel assures that Fidel Castro is still speaking to him nine years after his death

This young Cuban makes money living in Cuba: "You can't live off the state."

Pipes, private wells, and bribes: this is how water is obtained in Cuba

Human tide in front of the bank in Marianao highlights the collapse of cash in Cuba

What do you think? Cubans react to seeing a 2026 BMW M5 on the island: "That's a crime."

Morales Ojeda calls to "take advantage of opportunities," and the Cubans respond: "No one wants to study to go hungry."

An official from the Central Bank of Cuba assures that "inflation has moderated," even though prices continue to soar

The regime collects up to 71 million for sponsorships in the National Baseball Series

"The blame is not on elTOQUE, it’s on you": Cubans respond to Morales Ojeda