Tagging along here. I’m leaving for Cuba next Sunday and am also wondering how much I can expect to spend on food, taxis etc. (I am getting CAD for the trip). My breakfasts and dinners are included, but I need to buy my own lunch every day. I’m also the kind of person who eats in more local places (e.g. I do not need menus printed in English, I prefer local cuisine to “continental”, and so on).

I’m also a bit confused by the CUC/CUP issue—when I change money on the way in at the airport, how much CUC vs. CUP should I ask for? Where can one use CUP vs. CUC, or are they more or less interchangeable as payment at the 24:1 exchange rate?