Cost of Living in Dhermi, 🇦🇱 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 $720 $480 $560 $450 $45

Utilities — $36 $55 $36 —

Internet & Mobile 7 3 11 $41 $45 $69 $45 $10

Groceries $83 $220 $518 $175 $6

Transportation 6 10 $42 $40 $120 $35 $14

Dining Out $630 $221 $355 $63 $32

Leisure Activities 8 9 $113 $78 $206 $63 $5

Health Insurance 5 $68 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $48 $96 — —

Total $1,697 $1,213 $2,099 $867 $114

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $450.00 $380 – $550 per month

Coworking Space $175.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $720.00 $600 – $950 per month

Coliving Space $380.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $1.95 per cup

Beer 1 $2.69 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $10.50 per meal

Fast Food Combo $4.20 per meal

Apples 1 $1.84 per kg

Bread 1 $0.85 per loaf

Milk 1 $2.02 per liter

Rice 1 $1.57 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 $8.15 per kg

Beef 1 $14.10 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $11.10 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $36.20 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.80 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $15.00 per month

Gasoline 10 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $36.53 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership 8 $55.74 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.98 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 9 $7.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $47.90 per pair

Summer Dress $31.14 per dress

Running Shoes $96.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $2.71 per visit

Laundry $9.74 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $26.20 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $7.34 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, Batumi, Lisbon

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2192.08 720
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 730.69 450
- Apples 1.46 1.84
- Beef 9.74 14.1
- Beer 3.04 2.69
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- Chicken Fillets 6.09 8.15
- Cinema Ticket 8.52 7.43
- Coffee 1.83 1.95
- Coliving Space 730.69 380
- Coworking Space 73.07 175
- Dining Out local 73.07, nomad 730.69, expat 146.14, family 182.67, tourist 38.97 local 63, nomad 630, expat 220.5, family 354.8, tourist 31.5
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.45 26.2
- Fast Food Combo 6.09 4.2
- Gasoline 2.19 2.35
- Groceries local 194.85, nomad 60.89, expat 267.92, family 487.13, tourist 0 local 175, nomad 83.48, expat 220, family 518, tourist 5.6
- Gym Membership 48.71 55.74
- Haircut 12.18 2.71
- Health Insurance local 12.18, nomad 73.07, expat 85.25, family 182.67, tourist 6.09 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 548.02, nomad 1217.82, expat 669.8, family 852.48, tourist 109.6 local 450, nomad 720, expat 480, family 560, tourist 45
- Internet & Mobile local 30.45, nomad 365.35, expat 36.53, family 60.89, tourist 2.44 local 44.59, nomad 40.88, family 69.36, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 36.53 19.82
- Jeans 60.89 47.9
- Leisure Activities local 24.36, nomad 146.14, expat 97.43, family 121.78, tourist 18.27 local 63.17, nomad 113.17, expat 78.03, family 206.34, tourist 5
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.31 10.5
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 73.07 36.2
- Milk 1.58 2.02
- Mobile Plan 18.27 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.45 15
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.09 7.34
- Rice 1.83 1.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.52 8.92
- Running Shoes 97.43 96
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 18.27 40.88
- Summer Dress 42.62 31.14
- Taxi Start 4.87 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.83 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.27 17.98
- Transportation local 24.36, nomad 97.43, expat 60.89, family 146.14, tourist 18.27 local 35, nomad 41.76, expat 40, family 120, tourist 14
- Utilities local 146.14, nomad 0, expat 121.78, family 182.67, tourist 0 local 36.1, nomad 0, family 55, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 48.71, family 60.89 local 0, expat 48, family 96
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.97 0.8
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.61 11.1
Research date and model attribution corrected; country exchange rate, date and comparison cities retained unchanged. Earlier log entries describe superseded passes; the current Findings and Not verified sections govern the evidence status.

Dhermi cost of living