Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 10.9% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 73.3% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 88.6% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Nigeria

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

Nigeria vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$2.61 NGN3,984.34	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$5.61 NGN8,556.99	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$0.38 NGN580.41	-74.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$0.23 NGN345.33	-78.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$1.27 NGN1,934.51	+88.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$2.51 NGN3,836.98	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$9.86 NGN15,047.26	+118.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$1.87 NGN2,860.05	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$2.04 NGN3,106.39	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$1.75 NGN2,668.44	+340.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$0.90 NGN1,377.87	+54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$0.73 NGN1,118.39	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$0.79 NGN1,202.47	+18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.82 NGN1,248.43	+111.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.83 NGN1,273.64	+92.4%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$2.41 NGN3,676.70	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$36.26 NGN55,335.48	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$16,757.94 NGN25,577,119.84	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$12.54 NGN19,135.63	+129.5%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 88.6% more for housing

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$29.99 NGN45,779.51	+82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$731.80 NGN1,116,924.23	+200.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$456.14 NGN696,196.74	+152.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$18.28 NGN27,902.82	-82.0%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$85.98 NGN131,232.29	-61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$1,787.42 NGN2,728,090.21	-5.1%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$0.91 NGN1,381.88	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.04 NGN3,107.12	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$1.60 NGN2,441.14	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$36.79 NGN56,153.61	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$6.47 NGN9,870.23	+36.4%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$17.81 NGN27,188.18	-64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$28.83 NGN44,008.85	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$57.22 NGN87,329.73	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$57.36 NGN87,551.99	-30.7%
Average			-32.5%

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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: March 2025

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