Cost of living comparison
Macedonia is 17.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
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