Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 4.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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