Moscow vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$959
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
13.3M
423K

The cost of living in Moscow is 79% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3728th and 6421st ($1585 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Russia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3206th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Skopje

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Moscow Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206