Ukuqala, kukho inkqubo yokuhlawula kabini kunye namaxabiso. IiCuba kufuneka zihlawule ngemali yazo ukuthenga ezivenkileni; Oko kukuthi, kwiipeso zamaCuba. Ngelixa abakhenkethi behlawula kwiPeso eziguqulwayo (CUC) kwaye abakhenkethi banokuthenga kuphela kwiivenkile zeedola.
Ngokumalunga nobomi bemihla ngemihla eHavana, kuya kufuneka uyazi ukuba umndilili womvuzo waseCuba umalunga ne-350-400 pesos. Ipeso enye eguqulwayo ye-CUC ilingana nedola enye yaseMelika okanye iipeso ezingama-1 kwidola enye. Abanye abantu basebenzela imali encinci ezivenkileni okanye kwiimyuziyam. Kukho oogqirha bamazinyo abafumana imali encinci njenge- $ 24 ngenyanga. Umqhubi weteksi angafumana imali eninzi kunogqirha. Ipenshoni iphakathi kwe-12 ne-3 yeedola ngenyanga. Phakathi kwabona bahlawulwa kakhulu ngamaPolisa, phakathi kwePeso yeSizwe 8-2500 (= $ 3000 ngenyanga)
Ewe kunjalo, ayisiyiyo yonke le nto, ukuqikelela iindleko zokuhlala eHavana kuya kufuneka uthathele ingqalelo iindleko zezindlu, umbane, amanzi, kwaye ezi ndleko ziphantsi kakhulu eCuba.
Okwesibini zizibonelelo zentlalo, kunye nencwadana yokutya (incwadana) enikwa usapho ngalunye lwaseCuba ngesabelo esisisiseko sokutya okusisiseko njengelayisi, iimbotyi, ioyile, ityuwa, iswekile kunye nesonka. Oku kulandelayo kuphuma kubungakanani obulinganiselweyo: 1 ibha yesepha, ibhrashi yamazinyo e-1, kunye netyhubhu e-1 yothambiso lwamazinyo. Ubisi lufumaneka kuphela koomama abanabantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka emithandathu ubudala.
Kwiintsapho ezininzi esi sibonelelo sanele kuphela kwiintsuku ezili-15 ukuya kwezi-20 zokutya ekufuneka kuthengwe. Nangona kunjalo, akukho mntu ubhubha ngokunqongophala kokutya, kodwa kwinani elikhulu lenyama okanye inkukhu yaseCuba yinto etofotofo. Kubantu abakhulileyo nabangatshatanga oomama eHaana kunokuba nzima kwaye kunzima kubo ukuzalisekisa iinjongo.