Okokuqala, kunendlela ephindwe kabili yokukhokha kanye namanani. Abantu baseCuba kumele bakhokhe ngemali yabo ukuthenga ezitolo; okungukuthi, kuma-pesos amaCuba. Ngenkathi izivakashi zikhokha ku-Convertible Pesos (CUC) futhi izivakashi zingathenga kuphela ezitolo zamadola.
Mayelana nempilo yansuku zonke eHavana, kufanele wazi ukuthi umholo ojwayelekile waseCuba ucishe ube ngama-350-400 pesos. Ipeso elilodwa eliguqulwa le-CUC lilingana nedola laseMelika elilodwa noma ama-peso angama-1 ngedola elilodwa. Abanye abantu basebenzela kancane ezitolo noma eminyuziyamu. Kukhona odokotela bamazinyo abahola okuncane okufika ku- $ 24 ngenyanga. Umshayeli wetekisi angathola imali engaphezu kukadokotela. Impesheni iphakathi kwamadola amathathu kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ngenyanga. Phakathi kwabakhokhelwa kakhulu ngamaPhoyisa, phakathi kweNational Peso 12-3 (= $ 8 ngenyanga)
Vele, akupheleli lapho, ukulinganisa izindleko zokuhlala eHavana kufanele ucabangele izindleko zezindlu, ugesi, amanzi, futhi lezi zindleko ziphansi kakhulu eCuba.
Okwesibili izinzuzo zomphakathi, ngencwajana ethi isabelo (incwajana) enikezwa umndeni ngamunye waseCuba ngesabelo sokudla okuyisisekelo njengelayisi, ubhontshisi, uwoyela, usawoti, ushukela nesinkwa. Okulandelayo kuphuma ngamanani alinganiselwe: 1 ibha yensipho, isixubho esi-1 sethubhu, kanye nethabhu elilodwa lomuthi wokuxubha. Ubisi lutholakala kuphela komama abanezingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyisithupha.
Emindenini eminingi lesi silinganiso sanele kuphela izinsuku ezingeziwe eziyi-15 - 20 okumele ukudla kuthengwe ngakho. Kodwa-ke, akekho ofayo ngokusweleka kokudla, kepha enanini elikhulu lenyama noma inkukhu yaseCuba kuyinto yokunethezeka. Kwabomama asebekhulile nabangabodwa impilo eHavana ingaba nzima futhi bakuthola kunzima ukufeza izinhloso.