Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tetovo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 34.8% more expensive than Tetovo.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Tetovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 MKD398.65	$2.97 THB98.83	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 MKD313.94	$6.98 THB232.24	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 MKD83.72	$0.65 THB21.64	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MKD52.32	$0.35 THB11.72	-63.1%
Average			-40.4%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 MKD35.63	$1.48 THB49.16	+127.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.63 MKD199.33	$8.63 THB287.02	+137.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.71 MKD258.05	$7.27 THB241.89	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD113.32	$2.56 THB85.32	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 MKD129.97	$1.63 THB54.28	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.26	$1.77 THB58.85	+175.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.81 THB26.83	+25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 MKD24.11	$1.24 THB41.35	+182.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$0.87 THB29.09	+0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.78 THB26.00	+100.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MKD18.08	$0.69 THB23.01	+109.8%
Average			+67.7%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52 MKD302.76	$5.32 THB176.90	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.90 MKD597.98	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+220.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 MKD298.99	$10.55 THB350.83	+93.4%
Average			+35.8%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$17.88 THB594.63	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$351.37 MKD19,268.21	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.62 MKD14,949.47	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-31.4%
Average			+34.7%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.09 MKD11,959.58	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+160.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,180.93 MKD120K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+656.6%
Average			+344.0%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MKD119.60	$2.67 THB88.94	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 MKD83.72	$2.79 THB92.95	+83.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 MKD164.44	$4.60 THB153.18	+53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.67 MKD3,820.42	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$7.58 THB252.00	+38.9%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Tetovo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.61 MKD3,488.21	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.49	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-2.4%
Average			+4.8%

Tetovo vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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