Cost of living comparison

 Skopje, Macedonia
compared to
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

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.

Santo Domingo vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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