At Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, foreign students – EU citizens included – pay from €800 a year in philology to €5,000 for medicine in English. North Macedonia has 7 state and 14 private universities, and students who live here to study don't need a work permit. Find out how each faculty sets its fees and what a studio flat costs (€80–120 a month).
Official sources do not give a total monthly cost of living for students. UKIM's guide for international students gives these amounts:
Treat these amounts as a rough guide and check current listings, especially in Skopje. Student canteens are the cheapest place to eat.
Ask the international students' office at your institution about a place in a student residence.
The currency is the Macedonian denar (MKD). UKIM gives its fees in euros, but you pay in denars at the central bank exchange rate.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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