Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 33.6% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 98.2% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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