Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.4% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Managua instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD404.17
|
$4.95
C$181.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD252.61
|
$5.52
C$202.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD85.83
|
$0.65
C$23.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.20
|
$0.76
C$27.82
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.30
|
$1.38
C$50.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD213.84
|
$1.90
C$69.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD287.92
|
$3.95
C$144.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD124.32
|
$1.98
C$72.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD189.61
|
$2.29
C$84.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.18
|
$2.18
C$80.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.39
|
$0.48
C$17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.07
|
$0.78
C$28.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD48.92
|
$0.69
C$25.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.59
|
$0.67
C$24.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$0.55
C$20.16
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD357.58
|
$4.73
C$173.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,515.65
|
$10.00
C$366.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,515,652.20
|
$19,000.00
C$696,203.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD333.44
|
$10.46
C$383.38
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,082.84
|
$58.25
C$2,134.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,841.15
|
$235.71
C$8,637.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,846.71
|
$186.67
C$6,839.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,166.65
|
$52.74
C$1,932.47
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,846.13
|
$126.63
C$4,640.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD242,995.97
|
$3,774.75
C$138,315.37
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD121.25
|
$1.95
C$71.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD97.84
|
$2.17
C$79.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD151.57
|
$3.00
C$109.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,715.84
|
$30.40
C$1,113.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD303.13
|
$6.57
C$240.84
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,822.64
|
$46.93
C$1,719.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,106.33
|
$42.70
C$1,564.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,400.37
|
$77.56
C$2,842.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,153.26
|
$80.63
C$2,954.35
|
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