Cost of living comparison
Laos is 65.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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