Is North Macedonia a good place to live for remote workers?

North Macedonia scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 111.1 Mbps, safety 91, healthcare 69, air quality 59; English not scored) — rank 76 of 167.

How fast is the internet in North Macedonia?

Median fixed broadband is around 111.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in North Macedonia?

Single-person essentials run about $669/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.5× essentials).

Livability · rank 76/167

Is 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (Skopje) a good place to live?

Quality score 66/100 against essentials of $669/month.

The five metrics

Internet 44 111.1 Mbps median broadband, 93.1% online

Safety 91 1.5 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 69 UHC service coverage 69/100 (2023)

Air quality 59 PM2.5 23.3 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.22 · corruption control -0.33 · stability 0.16 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $15.34 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.16/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($669)	Verdict
$2,000	3.0×	like royalty
$3,000	4.5×	like royalty
$5,000	7.5×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Frequently asked questions

Is North Macedonia a good place to live for remote workers?: North Macedonia scores 66/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 111.1 Mbps, safety 91, healthcare 69, air quality 59; English not scored) — rank 76 of 167.
How fast is the internet in North Macedonia?: Median fixed broadband is around 111.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in North Macedonia?: Single-person essentials run about $669/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.5× essentials).