Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 30.5% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
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