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Macedonia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 65.5% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 96.8% more in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Macedonia are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$5.93 MKD314.42	+130.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$5.13 MKD272.13	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$1.65 MKD87.58	+264.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$1.21 MKD64.23	+279.1%
Average			+170.6%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$0.70 MKD37.37	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$4.16 MKD220.78	+60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$4.90 MKD259.75	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$2.07 MKD109.74	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$2.97 MKD157.41	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$0.46 MKD24.23	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.65 MKD34.40	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$0.58 MKD30.80	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.78 MKD41.30	-7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$0.42 MKD22.15	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$0.47 MKD24.83	-52.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$5.62 MKD298.17	+105.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$5.62 MKD298.10	-48.3%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$15.96 MKD846.69	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+329.3%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+182.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	+27.1%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$2.14 MKD113.35	+137.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$1.74 MKD92.40	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$3.09 MKD164.10	+99.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$5.21 MKD276.60	-12.2%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 96.8% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+242.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	+24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	+44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+75.7%
Average			+96.8%

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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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