Dont want to carry too much or too little. Whats the average cash people carry when travelling around North Macedonia?
For a four-day hop I’d plan €75-€95 removed link Central Skopje hotel €50-€60, Vardar riverside dinner €12-€16, Matka Canyon boat + cave €10-€1Add €9-€11 bus to Ohrid, lakeside lunch €10, and St. Naum monastery boat €1Coffees/pastries €6-€9 across the day; museum/fort tickets €4-€6. Swap hotel for a guesthouse (€30-€35) and you can sit nearer €70 removed link That budget felt “easy mode”: no penny-pinching, one scenic activity daily, and room for a glass of Tikveš red at sunset.
Based three weeks in Karpoš, my rolling average was €55 removed link Monthly room split came to €500, café lunches at Bukefal €6-€8, and frequent rideshares €1-€Weekend escapes: Mavrovo day trip €20 transport, chairlift €5, grilled trout dinner €10. In Ohrid, kayak €7, gelato €1.50, sunset boat €10. Groceries for pasta/veg twice weekly €20-€25. I sprinkled in a couple paid tours-Matka Canyon guide €10 and a cooking class €20. If you like laptop-friendly cafés and occasional wine bars, expect €50-€65/day while keeping two small activities per week.
We aimed for comfort without splurging and landed at €65-€80 removed link Lakeside guesthouse in Ohrid cost €35-€45 with breakfast, while dinners of trout, shopska salad, and wine were €12-€16 per person. In Skopje, we booked a guided Old Bazaar walk €10 and added a Matka Canyon boat €8. Taxi rides in the center were €2-€4, though we mostly walked. A Tikveš wine tasting ran €18-€25. Museum/fort entries across a day rarely exceeded €6 combined. That range let us enjoy lake sunsets, a boat trip, and one cultural experience every other day-no stress.
Skopje and Ohrid treated my wallet kindly. I kept days around €40-€50 by sleeping in hostels near Debar Maalo or by Lake Ohrid (€12-€16), eating burek, tavče gravče, and kebapi (€2-€6), and riding city buses for cents. Matka Canyon was a cheap highlight: boat to Vrelo Cave €6-€8, kayak €7-€10. Ohrid extras: St. Naum boat €10-€12, church entries €1-€Coffee culture is fantastic; espressos €1-€1.50. Intercity bus Skopje-Ohrid €9-€1If you cook occasionally and skip taxis, €45 covers food, bed, transport, and one small paid activity most days without feeling tight.