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North Macedonia has good 4G across Skopje, Ohrid and the main towns in 2026, with early 5G. Remote mountains drop. It is outside EU carrier terms.
Typical local SIM: $8 to 15. Usually sold at Carrier shops, kiosks. Macedonian prepaid is cheap. Note North Macedonia is outside EU carrier terms.
For most travellers our eSIM is the simplest call: land connected, no queue, keep your home number. For very long stays a local pack can win on price per GB.
Widest coverage.
Good value.
Budget option.
you want to land connected for a trip of a few days to a couple of weeks, without queuing or registering a local SIM.
you stay a month or more and want the lowest possible price per GB, and do not mind ID registration.
No first-hand measurement has been published for North Macedonia yet. This page will update automatically when a validated field test is added to the shared dataset.
Use this page to compare the current price per GB, network indicator, transparency signal and local-operator reference for North Macedonia. It also links to a destination calculator and plan page.
It is the median price per GB of mid-tier plans in the live North Macedonia catalogue. Small 1 GB teasers and 50 GB or larger bulk plans are excluded so the figure reflects a typical traveller choice.
The page shows the current 5G coverage indicator, a transparency score and the main local operator. These are destination-level signals, not a guarantee for every street or device.
The decision section compares the practical trade-offs. A travel eSIM is usually simpler for a short visit; a local SIM can make sense when you need a local number, longer service or local pricing. Check the current conditions before deciding.
Price per GB is the median of mid-tier plans from the live North Macedonia catalogue. Network and transparency indicators come from the shared Drift dataset and are refreshed monthly.
Field measurements are published only after validation. Open dataset: data-europe.json.
Figures updated September 2026. Dataset license: CC BY 4.0.