Cost of Living in Gjirokastër, 🇦🇱 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 4 9 $41 $61 $102 $61 $1

Groceries $70 $231 $545 $186 $6

Transportation $41 $40 $120 $35 $12

Dining Out $446 $156 $345 $52 $22

Leisure Activities $118 $64 $351 $54 $10

Health Insurance 6 $68 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 12 — $5 $9 — —

Total $1,364 $905 $2,021 $636 $88

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 $445.93 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $1.24 per cup

Beer 1 $3.06 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $7.43 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $8.48 per meal

Apples 1 $1.94 per kg

Bread $1.19 per loaf

Milk $2.01 per liter

Rice $2.37 per kg

Chicken Fillets $8.47 per kg

Beef 1 $16.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $10.90 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $49.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.72 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 11 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 11 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $14.50 per month

Gasoline 3 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 11 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental $29.97 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership 10 $43.35 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $40.88 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $9.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $70.10 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $45.57 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $120.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $3.67 per visit

Laundry $9.59 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $25.00 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, Podgorica, Berati

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 548.69 580
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 487.72 155
- Apples 1.83 1.94
- Beef 12.19 16.5
- Beer 3.05 3.06
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- Bread 0.98 1.19
- Chicken Fillets 6.1 8.47
- Cinema Ticket 8.54 9.62
- Coffee 1.46 1.24
- Coliving Space 365.79 445.93
- Coworking Space 146.32 149
- Dining Out local 60.97, nomad 548.69, expat 182.9, family 146.32, tourist 36.58 local 52.01, nomad 445.8, expat 156.03, family 344.6, tourist 22.29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.39 25
- Fast Food Combo 6.71 8.48
- Gasoline 2.19 2.35
- Groceries local 219.47, nomad 73.16, expat 304.83, family 609.65, tourist 0 local 186, nomad 69.8, expat 231, family 545, tourist 5.5
- Gym Membership 48.77 43.35
- Haircut 6.1 3.67
- Health Insurance local 12.19, nomad 73.16, expat 60.97, family 146.32, tourist 0.73 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 341.4, nomad 512.11, expat 487.72, family 670.62, tourist 87.79 local 155, nomad 580, expat 210, family 285, tourist 35
- Internet & Mobile local 21.95, nomad 175.58, expat 58.53, family 87.79, tourist 0 local 60.7, nomad 40.88, family 101.58, tourist 1.36
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 30.48 19.82
- Jeans 54.87 70.1
- Laundry 7.32 9.59
- Leisure Activities local 12.19, nomad 121.93, expat 73.16, family 182.9, tourist 14.63 local 54, nomad 118, expat 64.22, family 351, tourist 10
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.88 7.43
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 48.77 49
- Milk 1.83 2.01
- Mobile Plan 14.63 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.48 14.5
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.1 7.34
- Rice 2.44 2.37
- Ride-hailing (5km) 7.32 8.92
- Running Shoes 121.93 120
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 18.29 40.88
- Scooter Rental 30.48 29.97
- Summer Dress 42.68 45.57
- Taxi Start 3.66 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.22 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 24.39 17.98
- Transportation local 14.63, nomad 36.58, expat 36.58, family 304.83, tourist 7.32 local 34.5, nomad 41.26, expat 39.5, family 120, tourist 12
- Utilities local 85.35, nomad 0, expat 109.74, family 219.47, tourist 0 local 93, nomad 0, family 144, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 18.29, family 30.48 local 0, expat 4.65, family 9.3
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.85 0.72
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.19 10.9
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds). Corrected units and arithmetic, identified borrowed prices, replaced unsupported permit allowances with official service fees and removed unrelated or unusable citations; retained unchecked light-depth values are listed under Not verified (welcomepickups.com, home.vodafone.al, safetywing.com, mb.gov.al).

Gjirokastër cost of living