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
MKD369.21
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 91.1% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
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pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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