Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.3% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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