Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 3.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Laos
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
|
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