Cost of living comparison
Laos is 75.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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