Cost of Living in Berati, 🇦🇱 Albania - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 28, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing $580 $210 $285 $155 $35

Utilities — $93 $144 $93 —

Internet & Mobile 3 14 $41 $61 $102 $61 $1

Groceries 6 7 8 9 11 15 16 17 $70 $213 $510 $170 $6

Transportation $41 $40 $120 $35 $15

Dining Out 4 $446 $156 $208 $52 $22

Leisure Activities $108 $64 $351 $42 $5

Health Insurance 5 $68 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 18 19 — $5 $9 — —

Total $1,354 $887 $1,849 $608 $86

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $155.00 $135 – $210 per month

Coworking Space $149.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $580.00 $480 – $720 per month

Coliving Space 4 $353.03 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 15 $0.74 per cup

Beer 12 $2.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 4 $7.43 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $8.93 per meal

Apples 17 $2.84 per kg

Bread 8 $2.29 per loaf

Milk 7 $2.22 per liter

Rice 6 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $11.51 per kg

Beef 16 $13.61 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 10 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $14.86 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km $0.99 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $14.37 per month

Gasoline 2 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $8.67 per trip

Scooter Rental $29.97 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership $37.16 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $40.88 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $4.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $70.10 per pair

Summer Dress $45.56 per dress

Running Shoes $120.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $3.72 per visit

Laundry $9.59 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $24.77 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $7.43 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 80.73 ALL on Oct 22, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Tirana

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 863.24 580
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 389.66 155
- Apples 1.32 2.84
- Beef 14.99 13.61
- Beer 3 2.46
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- Bread 0.72 2.29
- Chicken Fillets 9.35 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 7.19 4.95
- Coffee 1.44 0.74
- Coliving Space 539.52 353.03
- Coworking Space 167.85 149
- Dining Out local 71.94, nomad 695.38, expat 263.77, family 419.63, tourist 53.95 local 52.01, nomad 445.8, expat 156.03, family 208.04, tourist 22.29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 29.97 24.77
- Fast Food Combo 7.79 8.93
- Gasoline 2.22 2.35
- Groceries local 335.7, nomad 95.92, expat 383.66, family 815.28, tourist 7.19 local 169.94, nomad 70.46, expat 213.35, family 509.82, tourist 5.6
- Gym Membership 41.96 37.16
- Haircut 8.39 3.72
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 89.92, expat 65.94, family 173.85, tourist 3 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 299.73, nomad 659.42, expat 419.63, family 599.47, tourist 77.93 local 155, nomad 580, expat 210, family 285, tourist 35
- Internet & Mobile local 21.58, nomad 41.96, expat 29.97, family 53.95, tourist 1.8 local 60.7, nomad 40.88, family 101.58, tourist 1.36
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 26.38 19.82
- Jeans 65.94 70.1
- Leisure Activities local 41.96, nomad 179.84, expat 143.87, family 215.81, tourist 17.98 local 42.11, nomad 108, expat 64.22, family 351, tourist 5
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.99 7.43
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 53.95 14.86
- Milk 1.98 2.22
- Mobile Plan 21.58 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 19.18 14.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.19 7.43
- Rice 2.16 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 10.79 8.67
- Running Shoes 113.9 120
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 27.58 40.88
- Taxi Start 3.6 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.8 0.99
- Transportation local 28.77, nomad 53.95, expat 71.94, family 263.77, tourist 14.39 local 34.5, nomad 40.5, expat 39.5, family 120, tourist 15
- Utilities local 77.93, nomad 107.9, expat 101.91, family 167.85, tourist 0 local 93, nomad 0, family 144, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 47.96, family 95.92 local 0, expat 4.65, family 9.3
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.78 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.79 7.17
Coffee identified as a happy-hour price; Monthly Transport Pass identified as a historical trip budget; SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) identified as a national operator bundle; Meal (Inexpensive) kept with its guide citation; source references renumbered consistently (cinemacocktailbar.al, en.wikivoyage.org, home.vodafone.al).

Berati cost of living