Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Prilep Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.2 times more expensive than Prilep.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 77.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 49.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Prilep. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Prilep Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Prilep, you would:

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Prilep	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.19 MKD219.77	$3.10 THB97.49	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 MKD309.68	$6.20 THB194.99	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.58	$0.79 THB24.89	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 MKD66.60	$0.33 THB10.48	-73.8%
Average			-36.8%

Prilep vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.1% more for groceries

	Prilep	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 MKD38.63	$1.44 THB45.28	+95.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 MKD187.30	$8.50 THB267.43	+137.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 MKD242.01	$7.23 THB227.32	+56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD110.68	$2.28 THB71.83	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 MKD143.34	$1.38 THB43.39	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MKD21.52	$1.59 THB50.01	+287.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$0.82 THB25.68	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD23.79	$1.02 THB32.18	+125.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MKD36.25	$0.85 THB26.82	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.39	$0.72 THB22.65	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.29	$0.65 THB20.41	+52.6%
Average			+77.1%

Prilep vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.2% more for transportation

	Prilep	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.67 MKD296.85	$4.69 THB147.55	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.06 MKD998.96	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+95.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,798,126.06	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD289.70	$11.63 THB365.60	+110.3%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Prilep	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.62 MKD765.87	$16.91 THB531.61	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.09 MKD12,685.15	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+178.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.12 MKD9,228.42	$321.97 THB10,124.02	+82.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.45 MKD5,210.96	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-30.9%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Prilep	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$285.97 MKD14,984.38	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+113.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,220.13 MKD63,933.37	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	+993.8%
Average			+553.4%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Prilep	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MKD84.91	$2.79 THB87.74	+72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 MKD79.92	$2.54 THB79.88	+66.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.05 MKD159.83	$4.40 THB138.20	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.16 MKD899.06	$51.03 THB1,604.74	+197.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 MKD279.71	$8.06 THB253.49	+51.0%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	Prilep	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.90 MKD2,247.66	$58.81 THB1,849.09	+37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MKD1,997.92	$38.03 THB1,195.92	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.26 MKD3,995.84	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.32 MKD4,994.79	$91.47 THB2,876.08	-4.0%
Average			+17.4%

Prilep vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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