Beirut vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$555
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
527K

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4691st and 6502nd ($1165 vs $785) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4996th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191