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Nicaragua vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 22.9% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Nicaragua

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Nicaragua. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 22.8% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$4.57 NIO167.54	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$6.80 NIO249.70	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$0.82 NIO30.05	-50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.60 NIO22.01	-50.5%
Average			-22.8%

Macedonia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$1.74 NIO63.99	+147.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$3.29 NIO120.87	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$4.55 NIO166.90	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$1.98 NIO72.59	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$2.48 NIO90.82	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$1.77 NIO64.95	+287.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$0.39 NIO14.44	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$0.82 NIO29.96	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.87 NIO32.04	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$1.24 NIO45.67	+198.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$0.88 NIO32.12	+87.0%
Average			+62.2%

Macedonia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$4.95 NIO181.64	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$5.00 NIO183.61	-82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$5.56 NIO204.17	-1.0%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	+127.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	+37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-46.9%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+226.5%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$1.31 NIO47.93	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$2.16 NIO79.30	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.66 NIO97.58	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$8.00 NIO293.56	+53.4%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-9.4%
Average			+24.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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