Although students in the UK complain about loud neighbours, messy communal kitchens, occasional food thefts and having to trek to a washing machine in a separate building, the injustices of the student accommodation system in the UK don't compare to those in this block in the Republic of Macedonia.

With mould climbing up all the walls, festering and squalid toilets and a shockingly unappealing array of food in the canteen, this gallery is enough to make any student grateful for their 1970s concrete blocks.

Reddit user nyrrmi uploaded the photos yesterday that highlights the poor quality of student living conditions in Goce Delcev, a dormitory in Skopje, Macedonia. In a caption to one of the photos, nyrrmi commented: “In general, student dormitories in Macedonia are notorious for their sub-human conditions.” Accommodation like this costs from 50 to 65 euros a month (£41-£54) including all meals.

Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Show all 15 1 /15 Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Tower block Goce Delcev houses 1,200+ students every year nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Entrance The entrance to one of four blocks. “Pipes leaking is a very common occurrence in hallways, corridors, rooms, showers, reading rooms, etc” nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Hallway A hallway. It looks more like the set of a horror movie than somewhere that hundreds of students live and study each year nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Hallway “No, it is not art” – mould covers the bubbling wallpaper nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Cuisine A sample dish from the canteen nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Culinary arts A second dish, the food varies between pasta, potatoes, chicken steaks and sausages nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Bedroom The inside of a student room. It puts the dilemma of choosing between en-suite or not into perspective for UK students nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Damp There is damp everywhere in the room nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Mattress Another room, with a yellowing thin mattress. “After five months of begging, the mattress was replaced.” nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Bathroom An en-suite bathroom nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Communal showers Three of the shared shower cubicles nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Group toilet A shared toilet nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Lift A major pipe leakage on the seventh floor nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje Sink A sink in one of the communal showers, not in its original colours nyrrmi Macedonian madness: The grim state of student halls in Skopje A prison in Norway For a point of comparison, nyrrmi created a composite image comparing a prison in Norway with the dormitory. We know which one we’d rather spent three years in... nyrrmi