Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 31.4% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 64.8% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$9.01 LSL148.38	+38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$8.41 LSL138.49	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.07 LSL17.56	-34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.84 LSL13.85	-27.5%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$0.83 LSL13.60	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$3.30 LSL54.39	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.38 LSL72.07	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$1.54 LSL25.32	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$2.79 LSL45.98	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.85 LSL14.02	+69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$1.02 LSL16.71	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$1.23 LSL20.19	+115.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$1.09 LSL17.95	+36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.71 LSL11.66	+78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.73 LSL12.00	+81.5%
Average			+29.3%

Macedonia vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$4.98 LSL81.93	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$30.04 LSL494.60	+7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$6.01 LSL98.92	+3.8%
Average			-14.6%

Macedonia vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$38.30 LSL630.53	+114.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$55.58 LSL915.01	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	??
Average			-64.8%

Macedonia vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$52.06 LSL857.06	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-71.2%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$1.80 LSL29.68	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$2.00 LSL32.97	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$5.11 LSL84.08	+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$23.03 LSL379.19	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	??
Average			-0.5%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$46.07 LSL758.38	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$55.58 LSL915.01	+58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+52.1%
Average			+20.9%

Macedonia vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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