Cost of living comparison
Managua is 13.2% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Managua instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 91.1% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
?? | |
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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