Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 10.2% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Laos, you would:
pay 36.3% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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