Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 50.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 74.1% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$7.20 DOP452.24	+38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$6.54 DOP410.76	+47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$0.97 DOP61.05	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$0.72 DOP45.52	-30.6%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$1.52 DOP95.41	+126.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$3.28 DOP206.26	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$4.35 DOP273.37	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$1.69 DOP106.29	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$2.22 DOP139.22	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$1.07 DOP67.43	+170.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$0.35 DOP22.09	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$0.97 DOP60.81	+93.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$0.66 DOP41.46	-1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.66 DOP41.21	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.90 DOP56.61	+107.7%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$4.64 DOP291.62	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$56.13 DOP3,527.25	+129.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$26,137.07 DOP1,642,592.76	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$22.92 DOP1,440.61	+319.6%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$36.09 DOP2,267.81	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$624.27 DOP39,232.44	+156.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$355.68 DOP22,352.54	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$49.67 DOP3,121.53	-51.1%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 74.1% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$250.80 DOP15,761.48	+11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$4,459.64 DOP280,267.44	+136.8%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$2.61 DOP164.04	+46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.03 DOP127.34	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$4.25 DOP267.14	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$30.73 DOP1,931.08	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$5.58 DOP350.46	+17.6%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$46.15 DOP2,900.60	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$46.61 DOP2,929.42	+39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$80.84 DOP5,080.62	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$88.22 DOP5,543.95	+6.6%
Average			+12.5%

Macedonia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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