Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 26.2% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$1.82
LAK38,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$3.24
LAK68,768
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.67
LAK14,332
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.43
LAK9,102
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$0.93
LAK19,756
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$1.80
LAK38,199
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$3.01
LAK63,909
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.51
LAK10,727
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$0.95
LAK20,155
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.62
LAK13,098
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.75
LAK15,958
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.47
LAK9,974
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$5.14
LAK109,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$17.94
LAK380,868
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$13.36
LAK283,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$863.65
LAK18,338,071
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$785.49
LAK16,678,500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 69.1% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$1.00
LAK21,159
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$1.67
LAK35,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$1.64
LAK34,850
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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