Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 66.0% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 8.7% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 40.6% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD296.95	$9.19 RUB776.36	+76.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD252.63	$5.10 RUB431.31	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.98	$1.07 RUB90.60	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.44	$0.49 RUB41.01	-53.5%
Average			+2.6%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.22	$0.62 RUB52.28	-7.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD198.65	$4.41 RUB372.33	+26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD256.57	$3.57 RUB301.41	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD117.59	$1.52 RUB128.40	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD159.91	$1.99 RUB167.78	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.61	$0.68 RUB57.23	+70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.29	$0.67 RUB56.39	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.55	$0.72 RUB60.46	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD38.00	$1.12 RUB94.94	+68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD22.00	$0.25 RUB21.06	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.69	$0.21 RUB17.68	-51.8%
Average			+4.6%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.7% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD302.18	$2.22 RUB187.45	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	+16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD311.09	$5.82 RUB491.69	+6.5%
Average			-8.7%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD935.19	$6.38 RUB539.04	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	+294.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	+223.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	-14.6%
Average			+110.6%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	+107.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	+453.0%
Average			+280.1%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD101.53	$3.06 RUB258.79	+71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.91	$2.52 RUB213.34	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD156.04	$2.45 RUB207.03	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	+28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD270.05	$5.10 RUB431.31	+7.6%
Average			+31.9%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.6% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	+61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	+50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	+23.2%
Average			+40.6%

Macedonia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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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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