Top 5 expat cities in

North Macedonia

Generated: 2026-05-27

Country overview

North Macedonia has a smaller but real expat footprint; outside Skopje the data is based more on long-stay livability than on a large foreign community.

Top 5 cities	City cost	Safety	Year-round temperatures	Distance to the sea	Internet speed	Largest nationality groups
#1 Skopje	8/10	7/10	32°C	190 km	7/10	🇹🇷🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧
#2 Ohrid	8/10	8/10	28°C	110 km	6/10	🇩🇪🇬🇧🇹🇷
#3 Bitola	8.7/10	8/10	30°C	150 km	6/10	🇹🇷🇩🇪🇺🇸
#4 Struga	8/10	8/10	28°C	115 km	6/10	🇹🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧