Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.51
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.23
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.67
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.03
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.59
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.37
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.18
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.62
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.13
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.47
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.60
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.79
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.35
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,196.88
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.24
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.67
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,255.55
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,451.34
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,414.93
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,722.93
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,335.21
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.85
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.29
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,115.91
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.47
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,874.92
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,917.55
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,327.87
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,883.76
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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