Lebanon vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lebanon North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$564
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1156
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$363
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$4136
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
5.74
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
75
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
42
🌐 English speaking %
40%
5%
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
47
54
🏙️ Population
6.1M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Lebanon ($1097) is 63% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). Lebanon ranked 68th vs 139th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Lebanon compared to 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 92nd and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lebanon vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Lebanon and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Lebanon North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.35
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$621
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1561
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.47
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3915
$2729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1195
2.42M
Tyre
$633
160K
Tripoli
$665
244K
Sidon
$770
80K
Zahle
$882
100K
Jounieh
$982
102K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K