Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 15.7% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Skopje
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Skopje

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,814	$6.26 MKD350.66	-37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,312	$5.22 MKD292.38	-31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,370	$1.76 MKD98.59	+10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,227	$1.23 MKD69.00	+9.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Beirut	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,923	$0.67 MKD37.54	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,458	$3.95 MKD221.49	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,302	$4.48 MKD250.71	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,366	$2.11 MKD118.39	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,624	$3.68 MKD206.30	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,965	$0.45 MKD25.08	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,766	$0.58 MKD32.68	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,783	$0.57 MKD31.88	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,785	$0.78 MKD43.84	+67.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,080	$0.37 MKD20.57	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,289	$0.45 MKD25.30	+3.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,701	$5.40 MKD302.69	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	$26.10 MKD1,461.89	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,441,273	$31,317.20 MKD1,754,267.12	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	$5.92 MKD331.36	-53.6%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Beirut	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	$18.44 MKD1,033.15	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,132,133	$353.00 MKD19,773.41	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,193,307	$260.84 MKD14,611.50	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	$107.30 MKD6,010.80	-33.4%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Beirut	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,381,390	$290.93 MKD16,296.74	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,278,989	$3,908.39 MKD218,932.96	-4.9%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,744	$2.09 MKD116.95	-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,828	$1.96 MKD109.79	-30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,163	$2.78 MKD155.93	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,315,162	$35.08 MKD1,964.78	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,070	$6.09 MKD341.11	-13.0%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Beirut	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,998,545	$59.70 MKD3,344.31	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	$34.80 MKD1,949.19	-39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,238,079	$82.25 MKD4,607.17	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,917,938	$94.90 MKD5,315.96	-14.3%
Average			-24.5%

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