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Skopje vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 10.0% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 16.3% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Skopje are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$7.63 MKD404.52	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.67 MKD353.95	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.99 MKD105.51	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.35 MKD71.35	+76.4%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Beirut	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.81 MKD43.01	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$4.69 MKD248.97	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$5.03 MKD266.57	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.25 MKD119.26	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.60 MKD190.77	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.51 MKD27.20	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.65 MKD34.49	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.66 MKD35.22	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.98 MKD52.08	+94.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.39 MKD20.92	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.43 MKD22.57	-22.8%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 16.3% less for transportation

	Beirut	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$5.90 MKD312.73	+68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$5.53 MKD293.27	-70.9%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	-12.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	-20.8%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.86 MKD151.69	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.22 MKD117.97	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$3.24 MKD171.92	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	-41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$6.67 MKD353.95	-33.3%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Beirut	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	+12.9%
Average			+6.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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