Cost of living comparison
Laos is 96.9% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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