Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 9.3% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 3.8% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of groceries and housing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 6.8% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD525.47	$9.95 DOP611.16	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$7.54 DOP463.46	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.43	$1.04 DOP63.95	-43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.75	$0.57 DOP35.01	-57.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.21	$1.51 DOP93.03	+96.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$3.62 DOP222.50	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.02	$5.19 DOP318.59	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD134.98	$2.34 DOP143.71	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$2.53 DOP155.32	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.01	$1.45 DOP88.96	+120.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.37 DOP22.53	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$1.24 DOP75.89	+102.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$0.83 DOP51.09	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.91 DOP56.14	+134.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$1.00 DOP61.45	+173.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD328.99	$5.38 DOP330.30	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+264.9%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-40.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+30.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.49	$2.49 DOP152.79	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD114.88	$2.27 DOP139.64	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.36	$5.32 DOP326.97	+54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD398.65	$7.46 DOP458.37	+2.6%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Skopje	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+10.4%
Average			-10.2%

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