Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 48.5% more expensive than Skopje.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 71.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 64.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 41.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.3% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 28.9% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD334.44
|
$10.23
DOP606.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD278.85
|
$6.60
DOP391.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD94.02
|
$1.05
DOP62.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD65.81
|
$0.77
DOP45.37
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD35.80
|
$1.90
DOP112.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD211.25
|
$3.22
DOP190.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD239.11
|
$4.91
DOP291.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD112.92
|
$2.37
DOP140.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD196.75
|
$2.89
DOP171.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD23.92
|
$1.37
DOP81.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD31.17
|
$0.35
DOP20.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD30.40
|
$1.35
DOP80.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD41.81
|
$0.79
DOP47.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD19.62
|
$0.98
DOP58.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD24.13
|
$1.09
DOP64.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD288.68
|
$4.80
DOP284.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,394.25
|
$82.54
DOP4,892.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,673,101.60
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,663,541.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD316.03
|
$18.61
DOP1,103.21
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD985.35
|
$42.28
DOP2,506.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD18,858.54
|
$732.50
DOP43,421.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD13,935.46
|
$411.15
DOP24,372.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD5,732.70
|
$66.16
DOP3,922.11
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD15,542.73
|
$361.79
DOP21,446.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD208,803.49
|
$6,176.69
DOP366,147.29
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD111.54
|
$2.48
DOP146.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD104.71
|
$2.58
DOP152.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD148.72
|
$4.54
DOP269.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD1,873.87
|
$44.94
DOP2,663.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD325.33
|
$6.40
DOP379.19
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,189.57
|
$66.44
DOP3,938.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD1,859.00
|
$56.74
DOP3,363.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,394.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,115.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,070.00
|
$109.66
DOP6,500.39
|
|
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