Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 14.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP714,696
|
$5.89
MKD338.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
$1.61
MKD92.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
$1.24
MKD71.20
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,918
|
$0.65
MKD37.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP458,924
|
$3.90
MKD224.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP573,601
|
$4.64
MKD266.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,472
|
$2.14
MKD122.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,187
|
$3.61
MKD207.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,199
|
$0.42
MKD23.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,936
|
$0.61
MKD35.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,406
|
$0.53
MKD30.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,369
|
$0.81
MKD46.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,311
|
$0.39
MKD22.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,964
|
$0.44
MKD25.32
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,632
|
$5.44
MKD312.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
$25.49
MKD1,464.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,233,425,626
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,817,792.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
$5.98
MKD343.36
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
$20.21
MKD1,161.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,957,016
|
$352.02
MKD20,226.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,985,978
|
$256.45
MKD14,735.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,928,052
|
$105.75
MKD6,076.09
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,034,533
|
$283.04
MKD16,263.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP370,748,654
|
$4,283.33
MKD246,110.94
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
$2.11
MKD121.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,766
|
$1.92
MKD110.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
$2.81
MKD161.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,434,669
|
$35.15
MKD2,019.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$6.15
MKD353.46
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,476,392
|
$67.92
MKD3,902.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
$36.30
MKD2,085.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,635,636
|
$79.70
MKD4,579.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,529,007
|
$90.77
MKD5,215.69
|
|
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