Bangkok vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$405
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
5.68M
527K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 19% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5960th and 6533rd ($902 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1087th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116