Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 10.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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