Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 4.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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