Rwanda is 10.1% cheaper than Laos.

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

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

 
Laos
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.85
LAK40,575
$3.58
RWF4,883
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.45
LAK97,473
$6.57
RWF8,974
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
LAK17,023
$0.77
RWF1,056

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

 
Laos
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
LAK22,295
$1.05
RWF1,437
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$2.51
RWF3,431
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$3.00
RWF4,102

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

 
Laos
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
LAK102,018
$4.70
RWF6,415
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$20.49
RWF27,977
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303

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pay 1.7% more for housing

 
Laos
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.22
LAK223,954
$27.64
RWF37,742
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
$508.02
RWF693,765
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $818.32
LAK17,937,925
$309.23
RWF422,292

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

 
Laos
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$238.37
RWF325,517
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
LAK25,177
$1.16
RWF1,584
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
LAK36,862
$2.22
RWF3,035
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.82
LAK39,939
$1.93
RWF2,639

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

 
Laos
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$21.26
RWF29,033
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$25.12
RWF34,311
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$28.02
RWF38,270

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