Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 48.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vientiane or Kigali. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.