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Lebanon vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 39.5% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 72.0% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 64.0% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Lebanon

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Lebanon are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$7.66 LBP684,169	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$8.00 LBP714,522	+55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$1.63 LBP145,385	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.76 LBP68,103	-37.0%
Average			+11.7%

Macedonia vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$0.60 LBP53,699	-14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$3.95 LBP352,609	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$5.56 LBP496,610	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$2.33 LBP208,328	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$3.54 LBP316,225	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$0.68 LBP61,124	+49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$0.46 LBP40,766	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$0.41 LBP36,360	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.46 LBP41,477	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$0.33 LBP29,389	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$0.45 LBP40,127	-4.0%
Average			-4.5%

Macedonia vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$3.44 LBP306,966	-38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+154.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+184.7%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+137.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+32.5%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	+122.8%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$4.00 LBP357,261	+87.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$2.89 LBP258,327	+66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.52 LBP225,521	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$8.25 LBP736,851	+58.2%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-10.5%
Average			+10.6%

Macedonia vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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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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