Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 56.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
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