Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 28.1% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
|
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