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Kumanovo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 23.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 58.3% less in Kumanovo

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

Kumanovo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$5.72 MKD300.58	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$4.77 MKD250.49	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.43 MKD75.15	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.10 MKD57.61	+79.2%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$0.70 MKD36.86	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$5.18 MKD272.19	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$4.93 MKD259.17	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$2.01 MKD105.77	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.30 MKD173.38	+33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.46 MKD23.96	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.65 MKD34.09	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.59 MKD30.84	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$0.73 MKD38.53	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.43 MKD22.81	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.48 MKD25.48	+43.2%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$5.59 MKD293.65	+96.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$32,152.03 MKD1,689,762.70	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$6.10 MKD320.62	+6.5%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$15.21 MKD799.62	+94.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$250.36 MKD13,157.78	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$205.37 MKD10,793.41	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$102.05 MKD5,363.35	-7.7%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$221.56 MKD11,644.21	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$1,220.13 MKD64,124.45	-91.5%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$1.62 MKD85.17	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$1.50 MKD78.90	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$3.24 MKD170.33	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$28.60 MKD1,502.92	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$4.77 MKD250.49	-27.4%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 58.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$33.36 MKD1,753.40	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$13.35 MKD701.36	-72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$75.76 MKD3,981.37	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$52.43 MKD2,755.35	-66.6%
Average			-58.3%

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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: December 2025

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