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Cuba vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 95.5% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 69.8% more in Cuba
Groceries
pay 3.6 times more in Cuba
Transportation
pay 63.0% more in Cuba
Housing
pay 97.5% more in Cuba
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.9% less in Cuba
Clothing
pay 62.3% more in Cuba

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Cuba are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

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Cuba vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.8% more for restaurants

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.20
PKR609.55
$3.71
CUC3.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.26
PKR1,457.54
$5.00
CUC5.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.34
PKR95.17
$1.70
CUC1.70
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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.64
PKR176.79
$1.49
CUC1.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.70
PKR748.06
$2.22
CUC2.22
Milk (1 gallon) $3.11
PKR861.18
$14.20
CUC14.20
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pay 63.0% more for transportation

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.66
PKR1,291.39
$4.83
CUC4.83
Monthly public transit pass $10.52
PKR2,913.94
$22.50
CUC22.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,580.47
PKR7M
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
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pay 97.5% more for housing

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $15.11
PKR4,183.35
$90.21
CUC90.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $128.29
PKR35,528.57
$254.03
CUC254.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $72.06
PKR19,955.04
$214.40
CUC214.40
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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $39.09
PKR10,825.60
$112.00
CUC112.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,756.74
PKR486K
$7,000.00
CUC7,000.00
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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.51
PKR696.08
$1.60
CUC1.60
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
PKR482.70
$1.11
CUC1.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.93
PKR535.64
$2.00
CUC2.00
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pay 62.3% more for clothing

 
Pakistan
Cuba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $15.59
PKR4,318.50
$37.00
CUC37.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.51
PKR6,233.91
$37.00
CUC37.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.58
PKR18,993.19
$68.67
CUC68.67
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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