Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 6.8% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 53.6% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Skopje are more expensive than in Rayong. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Skopje. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$9.58 MKD525.47	+222.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.45 MKD353.80	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.83 MKD100.43	+247.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.34 MKD73.75	+403.0%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	Rayong	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$0.77 MKD42.21	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.98 MKD218.01	-53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.76 MKD261.02	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.46 MKD134.98	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.35 MKD183.84	+161.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.66 MKD36.01	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.64 MKD35.19	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.61 MKD33.45	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.87 MKD47.64	-0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.39 MKD21.34	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.37 MKD20.09	-47.0%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Rayong	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$6.00 MKD328.99	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.26 MKD1,494.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$5.82 MKD318.92	-44.9%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Rayong	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+250.7%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 53.6% less for childcare

	Rayong	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	-37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-65.6%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$2.73 MKD149.49	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$2.09 MKD114.88	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.45 MKD189.36	-25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$7.27 MKD398.65	+8.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Rayong	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+2.5%
Average			+2.4%

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