Cost of living comparison

Tetovo, Macedonia

compared to

Moscow vs. Tetovo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 94.0% more expensive than Tetovo.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 72.4% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Tetovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% more for restaurants

	Tetovo	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)	$1.39 MKD75.38	$1.07 RUB88.10	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MKD50.26	$0.49 RUB39.87	-47.7%
Average			+12.4%

Tetovo vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Tetovo	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 MKD32.35	$0.62 RUB50.83	+3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.19 MKD172.76	$4.41 RUB362.04	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD242.56	$3.57 RUB293.08	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MKD105.16	$1.52 RUB124.85	-21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 MKD128.23	$1.99 RUB163.14	-16.1%
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)	$0.36 MKD19.23	$0.72 RUB58.79	+101.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MKD38.47	$1.12 RUB92.31	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.72	$0.25 RUB20.48	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 MKD15.67	$0.21 RUB17.19	-27.7%
Average			+12.0%

Tetovo vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Tetovo	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 MKD288.03	$2.22 RUB182.27	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.44 MKD565.38	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	+173.8%
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)	$5.22 MKD282.69	$5.82 RUB478.10	+11.5%
Average			+31.7%

Tetovo vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.4% more for housing

	Tetovo	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	$287.07 MKD15,547.95	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	+234.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.88 MKD12,721.05	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	+148.3%
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			+72.4%

Tetovo vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Tetovo	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 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetovo	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MKD105.99	$3.06 RUB251.63	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MKD82.45	$2.52 RUB207.44	+65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD150.77	$2.45 RUB201.31	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.10 MKD1,413.45	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	+23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 MKD235.58	$5.10 RUB419.39	+17.3%
Average			+30.3%

Tetovo vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Tetovo	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	$43.50 MKD2,355.75	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	-2.7%
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			+18.9%

Tetovo 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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