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Skopje vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 40.6% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 74.1% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Skopje
Housing: pay 37.7% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 70.8% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 74.1% more for restaurants

	Managua	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$7.63 MKD404.52	+55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$6.67 MKD353.95	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$1.99 MKD105.51	+142.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$1.35 MKD71.35	+107.0%
Average			+74.1%

Managua vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Managua	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$0.81 MKD43.01	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$4.69 MKD248.97	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$5.03 MKD266.57	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$2.25 MKD119.26	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$3.60 MKD190.77	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$0.51 MKD27.20	-71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.65 MKD34.49	+65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.66 MKD35.22	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$0.98 MKD52.08	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$0.39 MKD20.92	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.43 MKD22.57	-57.5%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Managua	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$5.90 MKD312.73	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	+376.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	+49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$5.53 MKD293.27	-7.0%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 37.7% more for housing

	Managua	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	+67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	+62.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 70.8% more for childcare

	Managua	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	+159.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	-18.3%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$2.86 MKD151.69	+110.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$2.22 MKD117.97	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$3.24 MKD171.92	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$6.67 MKD353.95	-16.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Managua	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	+11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	+7.3%
Average			-11.3%

Managua vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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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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