Laos vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2395
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$685
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$628
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$9292
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
69
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
5%
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
29
58
🏙️ Population
7.77M
1.82M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1065) is 37% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($775). Laos ranked 89th vs 137th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 159th and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Laos and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Laos North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.28
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1419
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$163
$1505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.33
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.74
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.98
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9833
$3607

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1056
948K
Thakhek
$1038
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1269
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1082
25K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$887
423K
Bitola
$678
69.3K
Tetovo
$769
63.2K
Kumanovo
$680
70.8K
Prilep
$609
63.3K
Ohrid
$735
38.8K
Veles
$593
40.7K
Strumica
$705
33.8K
Stip
$617
42K
Kavadarci
$619
32K