Cost of living comparison

Tetovo, Macedonia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tetovo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.3 times more expensive than Tetovo.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 99.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Tetovo. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Tetovo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tetovo, you would:

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pay 31.5% less for restaurants

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.52 MKD245.02	$2.91 THB97.50	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.35 MKD235.60	$5.83 THB195.01	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 MKD75.39	$0.62 THB20.61	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MKD50.26	$0.29 THB9.77	-68.6%
Average			-31.5%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.1% more for groceries

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 MKD32.36	$1.52 THB50.95	+154.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.19 MKD172.77	$11.74 THB392.96	+268.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD242.58	$7.32 THB244.97	+63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MKD105.17	$2.27 THB76.06	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 MKD128.24	$1.31 THB44.01	-44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.73	$1.47 THB49.25	+222.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.13	$0.73 THB24.32	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MKD19.24	$1.04 THB34.65	+191.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MKD38.47	$0.80 THB26.93	+13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.72	$0.71 THB23.85	+69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 MKD15.67	$0.62 THB20.83	+115.1%
Average			+99.1%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 MKD288.07	$4.47 THB149.46	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.44 MKD565.44	$39.32 THB1,316.30	+276.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,658.60 MKD1,660,645.85	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	+80.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.22 MKD282.72	$10.34 THB346.14	+98.1%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.45 MKD890.82	$15.36 THB514.15	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.07 MKD15,549.59	$571.31 THB19,123.29	+99.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.88 MKD12,722.39	$301.88 THB10,104.92	+28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.48 MKD6,904.94	$67.33 THB2,253.76	-47.2%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$206.59 MKD11,189.88	$632.63 THB21,176.14	+206.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,113.50 MKD60,313.57	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	+1084.7%
Average			+645.5%

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pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MKD106.00	$2.33 THB78.00	+19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MKD82.46	$2.58 THB86.48	+69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD150.78	$4.20 THB140.65	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.10 MKD1,413.60	$54.58 THB1,826.89	+109.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 MKD235.60	$7.28 THB243.76	+67.4%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.64 MKD3,988.90	$55.27 THB1,850.00	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.50 MKD2,356.00	$34.84 THB1,166.16	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.89 MKD3,839.83	$97.10 THB3,250.09	+37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.15 MKD4,829.13	$92.12 THB3,083.55	+3.3%
Average			-1.1%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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