Bangkok vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$424
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
89
44
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
5.68M
423K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 13% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5912th and 6460th ($958 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1890th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195