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Cuba vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 33.0% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 50.7% more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Cuba
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% more in Cuba
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Cuba

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Cuba are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Cuba. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 75.6% more for restaurants

	Burma	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 MMK4,401	$4.40 CUC4.40	+109.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 MMK11,548	$5.00 CUC5.00	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MMK1,757	$2.08 CUC2.08	+148.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.25 CUC1.25	+53.7%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

	Burma	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MMK2,075	$1.22 CUC1.22	+23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,715	$2.89 CUC2.89	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 MMK11,335	$10.68 CUC10.68	+97.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 MMK2,712	$4.15 CUC4.15	+220.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MMK5,540	$2.49 CUC2.49	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$2.27 CUC2.27	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK991	$0.59 CUC0.59	+24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,587	$1.36 CUC1.36	+10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MMK1,619	$1.00 CUC1.00	+29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MMK1,317	$0.95 CUC0.95	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MMK1,114	$1.17 CUC1.17	+120.5%
Average			+50.7%

Burma vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Burma	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.06 MMK71,520	$4.77 CUC4.77	-86.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 MMK20,997	$25.00 CUC25.00	+150.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+100.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 MMK16,870	$6.60 CUC6.60	-17.9%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Burma	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 MMK47,204	$75.00 CUC75.00	+233.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.80 MMK604,294	$251.37 CUC251.37	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.79 MMK301,921	$322.73 CUC322.73	+124.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.01 MMK69,312	$27.15 CUC27.15	-17.8%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Burma	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.69 MMK528,477	$112.00 CUC112.00	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	-19.9%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 MMK1,890	$2.00 CUC2.00	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MMK3,190	$1.01 CUC1.01	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,770	$4.00 CUC4.00	+203.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.59 MMK47,434	$37.75 CUC37.75	+67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.60 MMK5,459	$1.00 CUC1.00	-61.5%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Burma	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.11 MMK130,421	$34.75 CUC34.75	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135,149	$37.75 CUC37.75	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.26 MMK193,726	$75.00 CUC75.00	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272,353	$80.00 CUC80.00	-38.3%
Average			-35.6%

Burma vs. Cuba - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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