Forntunate for you, you live in a country where their prices are not dominated by unholy taxes. What costs $45 in Australia, costs maybe $10 in the USA. What is $25 in Australia is maybe less than $5 in the USA.

Nothing to do with currencies, all to do with "social engineering" and the gov'ts huge greed for taxes.

Also US citizens should not worry about not being able to get Cuban cigars. Some of the better cigars IMO come from the Dominican Republic anyway.