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Russia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 25.3% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Russia
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD313.69	$9.65 RUB780.44	+62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD271.50	$5.53 RUB447.15	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.38	$1.06 RUB85.34	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.08	$0.51 RUB41.44	-57.7%
Average			-5.8%

Macedonia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.29	$0.63 RUB50.96	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.27	$5.02 RUB406.05	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.15	$4.22 RUB341.27	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.48	$1.60 RUB129.25	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.05	$2.20 RUB177.89	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.17	$0.79 RUB63.82	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.32	$0.80 RUB64.83	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.73	$0.93 RUB75.18	+60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.21	$1.25 RUB101.41	+61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.10	$0.38 RUB30.67	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.77	$0.30 RUB24.50	-35.2%
Average			+11.0%

Macedonia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD297.48	$2.69 RUB217.77	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,509.83	$21.72 RUB1,755.94	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,725,345.24	$31,562.55 RUB2,551,617.54	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD297.41	$4.94 RUB399.76	-12.0%
Average			-22.8%

Macedonia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Macedonia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD844.72	$7.57 RUB611.91	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,596.84	$433.96 RUB35,082.84	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,934.05	$300.84 RUB24,321.09	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,565.61	$82.77 RUB6,691.12	-21.3%
Average			+7.2%

Macedonia vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,499.19	$300.70 RUB24,309.45	+27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,240.69	$7,780.29 RUB628,983.81	+323.4%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.09	$1.70 RUB137.38	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.19	$2.17 RUB175.26	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD163.72	$2.68 RUB216.88	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,757.09	$35.84 RUB2,897.65	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD275.96	$5.13 RUB414.34	-1.7%
Average			-0.6%

Macedonia vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,154.99	$62.56 RUB5,057.24	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,933.08	$43.72 RUB3,534.72	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,264.07	$102.93 RUB8,321.40	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,258.30	$97.34 RUB7,868.90	-2.0%
Average			+12.6%

Macedonia vs. Russia - 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: November 2025

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