Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Bitola, Macedonia
Bitola vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bitola is 2.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 20.1% more in Bitola
Groceries
pay 28.3% more in Bitola
Transportation
pay 22.6% more in Bitola
Housing
pay 20.6% more in Bitola
Childcare
pay 72.5% less in Bitola
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.0% less in Bitola
Clothing
pay 12.2% less in Bitola

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Bitola are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bitola.

Bitola vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.1% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Bitola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB717.07
$4.52
MKD238.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB398.37
$4.35
MKD229.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB83.68
$1.51
MKD79.74

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Bitola
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB48.29
$0.78
MKD40.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB343.89
$4.57
MKD240.93
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB278.40
$5.07
MKD266.95

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Bitola
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB173.14
$5.32
MKD280.08
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,230.89
$15.66
MKD824.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
$30,658.60
MKD1,614,632.35

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pay 20.6% more for housing

 
Moscow
Bitola
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB497.88
$16.45
MKD866.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB74,974.87
$360.87
MKD19,005.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB45,527.48
$232.54
MKD12,246.81

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Bitola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB36,415.94
$206.59
MKD10,879.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
$1,113.50
MKD58,642.39

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Bitola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB239.02
$1.96
MKD103.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB197.05
$1.60
MKD84.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB191.22
$2.78
MKD146.61

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Bitola
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
$73.64
MKD3,878.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
$45.66
MKD2,404.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
$70.89
MKD3,733.44

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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: July 2025
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