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
LBP536,861
|
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Macedonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
|
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