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
RWF4,883
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF704
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF664
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF682
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF397
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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