Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

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Macedonia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 5.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 7.7% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB775.75	$5.21 MKD292.12	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB430.97	$4.44 MKD248.52	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.53	$1.47 MKD82.62	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB40.97	$1.04 MKD58.47	+115.1%
Average			+24.1%

Moscow vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.24	$0.67 MKD37.59	+8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB372.03	$3.49 MKD195.42	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB301.18	$4.51 MKD252.40	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB128.30	$2.07 MKD115.68	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB167.65	$2.81 MKD157.31	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.18	$0.40 MKD22.24	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.35	$0.58 MKD32.75	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.42	$0.50 MKD28.09	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.86	$0.67 MKD37.38	-40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.04	$0.39 MKD21.64	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.67	$0.43 MKD24.29	+107.3%
Average			+11.8%

Moscow vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB187.30	$5.31 MKD297.26	+139.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,413.43	$24.47 MKD1,370.83	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,585,822.60	$30,527.06 MKD1,710,006.88	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB491.31	$5.46 MKD306.02	-6.1%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 7.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB538.62	$16.42 MKD919.96	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,109.88	$243.32 MKD13,630.07	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,252.88	$180.36 MKD10,103.08	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,317.85	$101.51 MKD5,685.93	+17.1%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,395.77	$225.27 MKD12,618.71	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB879,356.25	$1,883.00 MKD105,478.32	-81.9%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB258.58	$1.78 MKD99.87	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB213.17	$1.56 MKD87.47	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB206.87	$2.74 MKD153.50	+11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,730.79	$25.10 MKD1,405.78	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB430.97	$4.74 MKD265.65	-7.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,853.06	$50.12 MKD2,807.75	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,572.64	$33.45 MKD1,873.62	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,200.35	$72.27 MKD4,048.55	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,610.72	$82.74 MKD4,634.59	-18.9%
Average			-27.9%

Moscow vs. Macedonia - 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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