Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 24.6% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.60
MKD264.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.00
MKD229.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.36
MKD78.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.95
MKD54.62
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.68
MKD39.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.62
MKD207.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.67
MKD268.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.05
MKD117.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.92
MKD167.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.41
MKD23.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
MKD35.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
MKD29.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.72
MKD41.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.41
MKD23.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.40
MKD22.83
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.50
MKD316.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.96
MKD1,261.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,806.82
MKD1,655,180.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$17.20
MKD988.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$228.53
MKD13,130.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$176.58
MKD10,146.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.73
MKD6,189.78
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$207.38
MKD11,915.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,712.11
MKD98,374.23
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.67
MKD95.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.48
MKD85.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.70
MKD155.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$23.68
MKD1,360.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.41
MKD253.66
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$57.58
MKD3,308.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.50
MKD2,097.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$80.70
MKD4,636.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$94.33
MKD5,420.19
|
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