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Thailand vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 35.2% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Cuba	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$2.67 THB85.43	-39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$6.99 THB223.63	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.73 THB23.49	-64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.36 THB11.51	-71.2%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Cuba	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.41 THB45.03	+15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$7.88 THB252.05	+173.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$7.17 THB229.11	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.07 THB66.18	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$1.41 THB45.15	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.33 THB42.47	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.59 THB18.95	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.90 THB28.72	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.75 THB24.08	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.71 THB22.77	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.62 THB19.72	-47.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Cuba	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$4.83 THB154.50	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$28.12 THB899.09	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$10.53 THB336.66	+59.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Cuba	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$18.52 THB592.20	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$414.60 THB13,256.12	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$266.86 THB8,532.32	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$60.46 THB1,933.10	+122.7%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Cuba	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$359.13 THB11,482.48	+220.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	+30.6%
Average			+125.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.15 THB68.88	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$1.97 THB63.01	+95.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$4.31 THB137.94	+7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$53.45 THB1,709.08	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$6.32 THB201.98	+531.7%
Average			+136.8%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Cuba	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$37.08 THB1,185.58	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$29.48 THB942.56	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$91.15 THB2,914.34	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$69.13 THB2,210.16	-13.6%
Average			-1.8%

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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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