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Rwanda vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 15.5% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 34.6% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 54.5% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Laos	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$3.45 RWF5,000	+65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$6.89 RWF9,999	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.86 RWF1,244	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.57 RWF830	+15.6%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 34.6% less for groceries

	Laos	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.05 RWF1,517	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$2.26 RWF3,273	-83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$2.64 RWF3,833	-61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.65 RWF2,400	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.10 RWF3,039
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.15 RWF1,673	+52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.37 RWF535	-50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$0.70 RWF1,018	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.48 RWF695	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.23 RWF330	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.39 RWF567	-14.6%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Laos	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.42 RWF6,414	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$29.30 RWF42,498	-46.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$14.48 RWF20,999	+37.8%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Laos	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$19.48 RWF28,248	+112.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$575.44 RWF834,601	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$322.51 RWF467,756	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$39.98 RWF57,987	-33.3%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Laos	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$166.62 RWF241,653	-43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	-15.4%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.03 RWF1,500	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$2.31 RWF3,355	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$1.72 RWF2,500	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$31.41 RWF45,553	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$3.45 RWF5,000	+14.0%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 54.5% less for clothing

	Laos	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$19.19 RWF27,832	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$19.30 RWF27,998	-70.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$22.98 RWF33,331	-65.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$37.92 RWF54,997	-20.2%
Average			-54.5%

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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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