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Macedonia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 24.5% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$5.93 MKD314.42	+29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$5.13 MKD272.13	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$1.65 MKD87.58	+101.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$1.21 MKD64.23	+101.8%
Average			+52.1%

Nicaragua vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$0.70 MKD37.37	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$4.16 MKD220.78	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$4.90 MKD259.75	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$2.07 MKD109.74	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$2.97 MKD157.41	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$0.46 MKD24.23	-74.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.65 MKD34.40	+64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.58 MKD30.80	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$0.78 MKD41.30	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$0.42 MKD22.15	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$0.47 MKD24.83	-46.5%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$5.62 MKD298.17	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+470.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	$5.62 MKD298.10	+1.0%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$15.96 MKD846.69	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+88.2%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+99.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-69.4%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$2.14 MKD113.35	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$1.74 MKD92.40	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$3.09 MKD164.10	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$5.21 MKD276.60	-34.8%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+10.4%
Average			-15.0%

Nicaragua vs. Macedonia - 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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