Cost of Living in Ohrid, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 30, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 5 $560 — — — —

Utilities 4 5 — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 5 $11 $32 $43 $32 $2

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation 7 $44 $27 $109 $11 $11

Dining Out 8 $420 $166 $349 $59 $20

Leisure Activities — — — — —

Health Insurance 9 $67 — — — —

Visa & Legal Fees 13 — — — — —

Total $1,102 $225 $501 $102 $33

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $337.00 $280 – $437 per month

Coworking Space 6 $54.55 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 4 5 $560.25 per month

Coliving Space — per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.18 per cup

Beer 11 $1.14 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $4.91 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 $5.28 per meal

Apples 11 $0.89 per kg

Bread 11 $0.64 per loaf

Milk 11 $1.24 per liter

Rice 11 $2.93 per kg

Chicken Fillets $8.19 per kg

Beef $14.56 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $6.37 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $21.83 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 $0.62 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 $0.91 per trip

Taxi per km 7 $0.91 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $10.91 per month

Gasoline $1.75 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 $5.46 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $654.99 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $10.54 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 3 $21.80 per month

Gym Membership $18.19 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) — per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $3.62 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $2.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $45.49 per pair

Summer Dress $36.39 per dress

Running Shoes $90.97 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $9.10 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $36.39 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $3.64 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 30, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 54.9625 MKD on Oct 23, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Skopje, Bitola, Hanoi, Sofia, Novi Sad

NBRM middle USD 54.9625 MKD (country prep)Official
Telekom prepaid Premium 579 MKD / 30 daysOfficial
Telekom Internet L unlimited 1,199 MKD/month (60 Mbps+)Official
Flatio Shenk studio, EUR 360 per 30 days including utilitiesListings
Flatio ASLIMO one bedroom, EUR 500 base rent per 30 daysListings
Kasarna Hub coworking 3,000 MKD/monthOfficial
Licensed taxi meter 50 MKD start + 50 MKD/km (day)Listings
Fast Food 10 menu — burger 150 MKD, ćevapi 270 MKDShop
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
MFA visa tariff and C-visa feesOfficial
Ramstore Vodno, Skopje store product pricesShop
Ohrid e-scooter operator, 1,200 MKD per 24 hours for more than three daysOfficial
UK FCDO, visa-free short visits for British citizensOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 894.62 560.25
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 344.8 337
- Apples 1.03 0.89
- Beef 12.11 14.56
- Beer 2.24 1.14
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- Bread 0.75 0.64
- Chicken Fillets 7.83 8.19
- Cinema Ticket 5.59 2.73
- Coffee 1.86 2.18
- Coliving Space 521.86 not set
- Coworking Space 114.62 54.55
- Dining Out local 65.23, nomad 531.18, expat 223.65, family 335.48, tourist 59.64 local 58.92, nomad 420.3, expat 165.88, family 349.36, tourist 20.02
- Doctor Visit (GP) 22.37 36.39
- Fast Food Combo 7.08 5.28
- Gasoline 1.58 1.75
- Groceries local 260.93, nomad 121.15, expat 307.52, family 708.24, tourist 8.39 not set
- Gym Membership 27.96 18.19
- Haircut 8.39 9.1
- Health Insurance local 33.55, nomad 78.28, expat 57.78, family 158.42, tourist 0 nomad 67.2, tourist 0
- Housing local 232.97, nomad 633.69, expat 344.8, family 577.77, tourist 91.33 560.25
- Internet & Mobile local 22.37, nomad 52.19, expat 39.14, family 70.82, tourist 2.8 local 32.34, nomad 10.54, family 42.88, tourist 1.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 20.5 21.8
- Jeans 59.64 45.49
- Laundry 11.18 not set
- Leisure Activities local 27.96, nomad 288.89, expat 121.15, family 223.65, tourist 22.37 not set
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.52 4.91
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 41 21.83
- Milk 1.4 1.24
- Mobile Plan 13.98 10.54
- Monthly Transport Pass 22.37 10.91
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.39 3.64
- Rice 1.58 2.93
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.22 5.46
- Running Shoes 95.05 90.97
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.18 3.62
- Scooter Rental 16.77 654.99
- Summer Dress 33.55 36.39
- Taxi Start 1.12 0.91
- Taxi per km 0.84 0.91
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.18 not set
- Transportation local 9.32, nomad 46.59, expat 83.87, family 223.65, tourist 14.91 local 10.92, nomad 43.68, expat 27.3, family 109.2
- Utilities local 89.46, nomad 115.55, expat 137.92, family 214.34, tourist 0 nomad 0, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 22.37, expat 52.19, family 83.87 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.65 0.62
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.39 6.37
Fix pass corrected units, source attribution and reproducible profile arithmetic for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds). Unsupported total profiles and mismatched unit prices were omitted; unsupported minor prices were retained as unverified at light depth (ramstore.com.mk, escooter.mk, telekom.mk, taxiohrid.org, misejade.mk)

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