Bangkok vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$425
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
5.68M
527K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 27% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5738th and 6502nd ($994 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1355th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191