This is how the price of the dollar has risen in Cuba. Today's exchange rates

This is how the dollar and euro are doing in Cuba today: the informal market begins the week with new increases in the dollar price.

This luneOn April 28, the informal foreign exchange market in Cuba recorded slight movements in the major currencies. While the dollar rose two pesos, the Canadian dollar fell again.

The euro remains the most expensive currency

The euro remains firm at 380 CUP, consolidating itself as the reference currency for those who need foreign currency.

Euro equivalents today:

• 1 EUR = 380 CUP

• 5 EUR = 1,900 CUP

• 10 EUR = 3,800 CUP

• 20 EUR = 7,600 CUP

• 30 EUR = 11,400 CUP

• 50 EUR = 19,000 CUP

• 100 EUR = 38,000 CUP

The US dollar rises to 367 CUP

The US dollar rose 2 pesos today and is now at 367. CUP in the informal market, reflecting greater pressure on the demand for foreign currency.

Dollar conversion today:

• 1 USD = 367 CUP

• 5 USD = 1,835 CUP

• 10 USD = 3,670 CUP

• 20 USD = 7,340 CUP

• 30 USD = 11,010 CUP

• 50 USD = 18,350 CUP

• 100 USD = 36,700 CUP

El MLC remains at 265 CUP

The Freely Convertible Currency (MLC) remains stable at 265 CUP, unchanged from previous days.

Current equivalents of MLC:

• 1 MLC = 265 CUP

• 5 MLC = 1,325 CUP

• 10 MLC = 2,650 CUP

• 20 MLC = 5,300 CUP

• 30 MLC = 7,950 CUP

• 50 MLC = 13,250 CUP

• 100 MLC = 26,500 CUP

The Canadian dollar falls to 228.50 CUP

The Canadian dollar is the only currency to see a significant drop today. It lost 1.5 pesos and is trading at 228.50. CUP.

Canadian Dollar Conversion:

• CAD 1 = 228.50 CUP

• CAD 5 = 1,142.50 CUP

• CAD 10 = 2,285 CUP

• CAD 20 = 4,570 CUP

• CAD 30 = 6,855 CUP

• CAD 50 = 11,425 CUP

• CAD 100 = 22,850 CUP

The average salary is not enough to keep up with the price of foreign currency.

Although the National Institute of Statistics and Census (ONEI) updated the average salary in Cuba to 5,839 Cuban pesos per month, that income still falls far short of covering the most basic needs when measured against the cost of foreign currency.

Today, at 5,839 CUP, a worker could buy:

• 15.91 dólares estadounidenses

• 15.36 Euros

• 22.03 MLC

• 25.56 Canadian dollars

For thousands of Cubans, accessing the informal market remains the only way to obtain the foreign currency needed to survive in a country plagued by inflation and economic crisis.