Tipping · 🇨🇺

Tipping in Cuba

Customary: 10%. 10% is normal and often the staff's real wage. Cash only.

At restaurants

What is customary: A share of the bill, at any size

Worked example

On a CUP1,000.00 bill, 10% is CUP100.00, so you would hand over CUP1,100.00.

Tour guides

On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about CUP100.00 per person.

On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.

Expected, and it matters more here than almost anywhere — a guide's state salary is a fraction of it.

The money

Cuba uses the Cuban Peso (CUP). Today 1 GBP is 32.4584 CUP.

Convert GBP to CUP →

Cuban Peso (CUP) →

Tipping in other countries

Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.

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