Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 3.1% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
|
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