Bangkok vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$416	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	423K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 22% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6556th ($941 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Thailand vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1221st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Skopje

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	Bangkok	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4225

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117