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Beirut vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 30.7% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 55.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 19.3% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Beirut

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD404.52	$10.82 LBP966,418	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD353.95	$8.00 LBP714,522	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD105.51	$1.76 LBP156,798	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD71.35	$0.76 LBP68,103	-43.3%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Skopje	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD43.01	$0.75 LBP66,834	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD248.97	$5.06 LBP452,159	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD266.57	$6.20 LBP553,696	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD119.26	$3.05 LBP272,561	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD190.77	$4.28 LBP382,621	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD27.20	$0.92 LBP81,735	+78.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.49	$0.66 LBP59,250	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD35.22	$0.60 LBP53,814	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD52.08	$0.51 LBP45,143	-48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.92	$0.42 LBP37,170	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.57	$0.55 LBP49,194	+29.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Skopje	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD312.73	$3.51 LBP313,128	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+153.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD293.27	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+243.7%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 55.8% more for housing

	Skopje	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+98.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+14.1%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 19.3% more for childcare

	Skopje	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+26.2%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD151.69	$4.00 LBP357,261	+39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD117.97	$3.28 LBP293,366	+47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD171.92	$2.55 LBP227,754	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+71.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD353.95	$10.00 LBP893,153	+49.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Skopje	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-11.4%
Average			-1.6%

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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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