Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 25.4% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Laos, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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