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Laos vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 53.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Laos

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Laos are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Laos. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD310.59	$2.08 LAK44,966	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.81	$5.54 LAK119,908	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.51	$0.76 LAK16,442	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.45	$0.50 LAK10,718	-59.1%
Average			-42.5%

Macedonia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.92	$1.13 LAK24,563	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD218.09	$13.26 LAK287,030	+218.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD256.58	$6.91 LAK149,595	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.40	$2.11 LAK45,582	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.49	$2.10 LAK45,369	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.93	$0.76 LAK16,404	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$0.75 LAK16,237	+15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.43	$0.97 LAK20,984	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.80	$1.30 LAK28,220	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.88	$0.70 LAK15,259	+68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.52	$0.46 LAK9,907	-2.2%
Average			+52.3%

Macedonia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD294.54	$4.72 LAK102,223	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD294.47	$10.51 LAK227,430	+87.0%
Average			+37.8%

Macedonia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD836.36	$9.16 LAK198,182	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+264.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+295.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	-43.0%
Average			+118.5%

Macedonia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+404.4%
Average			+215.0%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.97	$1.42 LAK30,724	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.28	$1.66 LAK35,847	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.10	$1.98 LAK42,881	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+103.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD273.23	$3.02 LAK65,425	-42.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+78.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-52.2%
Average			-1.8%

Macedonia vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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