Beirut vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$623
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
527K

The cost of living in Beirut is 57% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4447th and 6533rd ($1195 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5118th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116