Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 11.3% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
?? | |
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
?? | |
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
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