Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 7.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
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