Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 50.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 74.1% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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