Cost of living comparison

Bitola, Macedonia

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Bitola Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 85.6% more expensive than Bitola.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Bitola. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Bitola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Bitola, you would:

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pay 10.0% more for restaurants

	Bitola	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.52 MKD245.00	$9.19 RUB754.90	+103.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.35 MKD235.58	$5.10 RUB419.39	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 MKD82.01	$1.07 RUB88.10	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 MKD53.79	$0.49 RUB39.87	-51.1%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Bitola	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 MKD42.13	$0.62 RUB50.83	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.57 MKD247.77	$4.41 RUB362.04	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 MKD274.53	$3.57 RUB293.08	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 MKD116.46	$1.52 RUB124.85	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 MKD165.67	$1.99 RUB163.14	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.72	$0.68 RUB55.64	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.13	$0.67 RUB54.84	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 MKD29.54	$0.72 RUB58.79	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MKD40.71	$1.12 RUB92.31	+49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.72	$0.25 RUB20.48	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD30.99	$0.21 RUB17.19	-63.4%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Bitola	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 MKD288.03	$2.22 RUB182.27	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.66 MKD848.07	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	+82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,658.60 MKD1,660,470.48	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 MKD301.54	$5.82 RUB478.10	+4.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Bitola	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.45 MKD890.73	$6.38 RUB524.14	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.87 MKD19,544.76	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	+166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.54 MKD12,594.49	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	+150.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.48 MKD6,904.21	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	-32.0%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Bitola	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$206.59 MKD11,188.70	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	+125.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,113.50 MKD60,307.21	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	+835.2%
Average			+480.5%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bitola	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MKD105.99	$3.06 RUB251.63	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 MKD86.72	$2.52 RUB207.44	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD150.77	$2.45 RUB201.31	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.73 MKD1,122.83	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	+56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 MKD235.58	$5.10 RUB419.39	+17.3%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Bitola	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.64 MKD3,988.48	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.66 MKD2,473.17	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.89 MKD3,839.43	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.15 MKD4,828.62	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	+14.4%
Average			+17.8%

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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: April 2025

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