Cost of living comparison

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Cuba vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 36.2% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Cuba
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Cuba
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Cuba

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

Cuba vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,996	$4.40 CUC4.40	+111.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$5.00 CUC5.00	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,453	$2.08 CUC2.08	+173.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,726	$1.25 CUC1.25	+152.4%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,579	$1.22 CUC1.22	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,223	$2.89 CUC2.89	-78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,696	$10.68 CUC10.68	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,613	$4.15 CUC4.15	+96.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,399	$2.49 CUC2.49	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,415	$2.27 CUC2.27	+199.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,248	$0.59 CUC0.59	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,998	$1.36 CUC1.36	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,239	$1.00 CUC1.00	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,270	$0.95 CUC0.95	+35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,913	$1.17 CUC1.17	+155.7%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Laos	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,292	$4.77 CUC4.77	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	$25.00 CUC25.00	-54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+109.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,584	$6.60 CUC6.60	-37.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Laos	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,316	$75.00 CUC75.00	+719.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	$251.37 CUC251.37	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	$322.73 CUC322.73	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	$27.15 CUC27.15	-54.7%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Laos	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	$112.00 CUC112.00	-62.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	-8.3%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,745	$2.00 CUC2.00	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,871	$1.01 CUC1.01	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,910	$4.00 CUC4.00	+101.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	$37.75 CUC37.75	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,469	$1.00 CUC1.00	-66.9%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	$34.75 CUC34.75	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	$37.75 CUC37.75	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	$75.00 CUC75.00	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	$80.00 CUC80.00	+68.3%
Average			+2.1%

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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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