Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 26.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
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