WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in North Macedonia
The same basket of shopping costs 50% less in North Macedonia than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
Yearly spending per person
Total spending divided by everyone who lives here, including children and people who spend nothing on this category. Your own costs may be very different.
We don't have yearly spending figures for this country yet.
How prices compare
See how much more or less the same goods and services cost here. These comparisons don't give you an amount to budget for.
The average across the 27 EU countries is the starting point. Each number shows how far prices are above or below it.
Everything, taken together
50% cheaper
Price level 49.6 · Reference year 2024 · Published index
Clothing and footwear
20% cheaper
Groceries
27% cheaper
Information and communication
31% cheaper
Transport
33% cheaper
Recreation, sport and culture
37% cheaper
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics
41% cheaper
Energy bills
50% cheaper
Restaurants and accommodation services
51% cheaper
Health
66% cheaper
Education and childcare
75% cheaper
Sources and licences
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0