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
LBP715,814
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
|
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