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Laos vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 39.9% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 31.4% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Laos

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Laos are more expensive than in Cuba. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Cuba	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$2.08 LAK44,512	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$5.54 LAK119K	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.76 LAK16,277	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.50 LAK10,610	-60.4%
Average			-41.4%

Cuba vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Cuba	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.13 LAK24,315	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$13.26 LAK284K	+359.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$6.91 LAK148K	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.11 LAK45,122	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$2.10 LAK44,911	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.76 LAK16,239	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.75 LAK16,074	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.97 LAK20,772	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.30 LAK27,935	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.70 LAK15,106	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.46 LAK9,807	-60.9%
Average			+11.6%

Cuba vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

	Cuba	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$4.72 LAK101K	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$54.89 LAK1M	+119.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$28,639.89 LAK614M	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$10.51 LAK225K	+59.2%
Average			+31.4%

Cuba vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cuba	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$9.16 LAK196K	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+299.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$817.42 LAK18M	+153.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$59.90 LAK1M	+120.7%
Average			+121.5%

Cuba vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Cuba	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$296.67 LAK6M	+164.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+9.0%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$1.42 LAK30,415	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$1.66 LAK35,486	+64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$1.98 LAK42,449	-50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$67.50 LAK1M	+78.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$3.02 LAK64,766	+202.3%
Average			+53.1%

Cuba vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Cuba	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$50.20 LAK1M	+44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$65.21 LAK1M	+72.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$66.39 LAK1M	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$47.52 LAK1M	-40.6%
Average			+16.3%

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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: March 2026

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