Cost of living comparison
Laos is 61.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 96.2% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 35.8% more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 82.7% more in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 45.0% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.2% more in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Laos
The cost of clothing, groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Laos are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,556
|
$1.90
LAK41,325
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,606
|
$4.20
LAK91,587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,249
|
$0.69
LAK15,039
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF658
|
$0.49
LAK10,577
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,408
|
$1.00
LAK21,834
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,152
|
$13.03
LAK283,861
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,708
|
$6.40
LAK139,420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,329
|
$2.06
LAK44,978
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,062
|
$2.07
LAK45,093
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,923
|
$0.75
LAK16,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF728
|
$0.74
LAK16,158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,199
|
$0.96
LAK20,853
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF675
|
$1.29
LAK28,082
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF314
|
$0.70
LAK15,140
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF454
|
$0.45
LAK9,847
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,254
|
$4.61
LAK100,319
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,422
|
$53.85
LAK1,173,017
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,853,970
|
$28,167.89
LAK613,553,992
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,211
|
$10.57
LAK230,313
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,574
|
$8.98
LAK195,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF683,384
|
$993.83
LAK21,647,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF379,658
|
$809.30
LAK17,628,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,936
|
$58.85
LAK1,281,775
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF208,559
|
$291.32
LAK6,345,643
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,414,565
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,090,955
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,519
|
$1.11
LAK24,090
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,094
|
$1.62
LAK35,265
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,290
|
$1.78
LAK38,868
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,434
|
$66.31
LAK1,444,406
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,062
|
$2.97
LAK64,736
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,286
|
$78.60
LAK1,712,030
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,373
|
$61.45
LAK1,338,445
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF37,122
|
$65.22
LAK1,420,612
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,872
|
$46.67
LAK1,016,568
|
|
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