Moscow vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$864
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
13.3M
423K

The cost of living in Moscow is 69% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4141st and 6460th ($1438 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2664th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195