Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.1% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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