Cost of Living Comparison Between Ohrid and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ohrid and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ohrid is 1.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ohrid is 16.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.44 MKD 393
$4.68 ฿151
58.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.14 MKD 1,750
$46.4 ฿1,502
-28.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.38 MKD 337
$8.65 ฿280
-26.24%
Cappuccino
$2.27 MKD 120
$3.09 ฿100
-26.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 MKD 104
$0.73 ฿23.53
169.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.25 MKD 65.8
$0.37 ฿11.95
237.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.7 MKD 143
$2.39 ฿77.4
12.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 MKD 177
$3.62 ฿117
-7.46%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MKD 64.7
$2.24 ฿72.5
-45.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 MKD 41.52
$1.8 ฿58.2
-56.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.76 MKD 92.7
$2.24 ฿72.3
-21.43%
Eggs
$2.25 MKD 119
$2.23 ฿72.1
0.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.32 MKD 440
$19.31 ฿625
-56.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.22 MKD 434
$3.77 ฿122
118.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.85 MKD 732
$13.05 ฿422
6.13%
Apples (1kg)
$0.99 MKD 52.1
$3.28 ฿106
-69.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.37 MKD 72.5
$1.63 ฿52.6
-15.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.38 MKD 72.7
$2.4 ฿77.7
-42.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.06 MKD 109
$1.99 ฿64.3
3.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.89 MKD 47.13
$1.53 ฿49.62
-41.83%
Onion (1kg)
$1 MKD 52.6
$1.49 ฿48.11
-32.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.71 MKD 37.56
$1.02 ฿32.87
-30.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 MKD 28.66
$0.48 ฿15.61
12.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.23 MKD 171
$4.32 ฿140
-25.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.5 MKD 291
$21.68 ฿702
-74.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MKD 57.7
$1.77 ฿57.3
-38.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.38 MKD 72.7
$2.79 ฿90.4
-50.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.11 MKD 58.9
$1.35 ฿43.74
-17.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.32 MKD 1,126
$11.76 ฿380
81.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.97 MKD 51.3
$3.15 ฿102
-69.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.53 MKD 27.94
$1 ฿32.3
-47.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.29 MKD 385
$13.64 ฿442
-46.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.51 MKD 79.8
$1.3 ฿42.2
16.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.9K MKD 1.8M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
23.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.7K MKD 1.6M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-12.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 MKD 8,552
$123 ฿3,970
32.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.84 MKD 942
$13.93 ฿451
28.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.08 MKD 1,008
$18.24 ฿590
4.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.19 MKD 1,806
$60.8 ฿1,966
-43.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 MKD 981
$17.11 ฿554
8.53%
Cinema Ticket
$6.7 MKD 354
$9.07 ฿294
-26.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$283 MKD 14.9K
$694 ฿22.5K
-59.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,513 MKD 185.5K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-77.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$77.6 MKD 4,098
$57.5 ฿1,861
34.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.88 MKD 2,106
$34.51 ฿1,117
15.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 MKD 5,342
$115 ฿3,727
-12.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$112 MKD 5,893
$84.8 ฿2,743
31.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$227 MKD 12K
$611 ฿19.8K
-62.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$168 MKD 8,854
$442 ฿14.3K
-62.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$568 MKD 30K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-71.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$464 MKD 24.5K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-68.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,152 MKD 113.6K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-49.30%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,381 MKD 72.9K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-52.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ohrid
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$657 MKD 34.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
-5.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.54
5.33
-14.82%

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Last update for Ohrid: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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