Cost of Living in Himare, 🇦🇱 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 $700 $475 $555 $445 $40

Utilities 1 13 — $36 $55 $36 —

Internet & Mobile 7 4 12 $41 $45 $69 $45 $10

Groceries 1 11 $84 $217 $513 $176 $5

Transportation 5 9 3 $97 $44 $118 $35 $13

Dining Out 5 1 $669 $234 $368 $67 $33

Leisure Activities 8 5 $90 $76 $191 $61 $5

Health Insurance 6 $68 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — $48 $96 — —

Total $1,749 $1,220 $2,085 $865 $108

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $445.00 $370 – $540 per month

Coworking Space $170.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $700.00 $580 – $920 per month

Coliving Space $360.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $1.95 per cup

Beer 1 $3.23 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 $11.15 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $7.19 per meal

Apples 1 $1.84 per kg

Bread 1 $0.85 per loaf

Milk 11 $2.18 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 9 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $15.00 per month

Gasoline 3 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $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) 4 $40.88 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $6.61 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) 10 $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, Dhermi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1161.01 700
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 459.01 445
- Apples 1.71 1.84
- Beef 9.79 14.1
- Beer 2.76 3.23
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- Bread 0.92 0.85
- Chicken Fillets 5.2 8.15
- Cinema Ticket 7.35 6.61
- Coffee 1.66 1.95
- Coliving Space 641.97 360
- Coworking Space 134.55 170
- Dining Out local 61.18, nomad 762.28, expat 147.07, family 196.02, tourist 49 local 66.9, nomad 669, expat 234.15, family 367.8, tourist 33.45
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.48 26.2
- Fast Food Combo 7.95 7.19
- Gasoline 2.27 2.35
- Groceries local 171.25, nomad 67.33, expat 244.73, family 550.93, tourist 3.08 local 176, nomad 84.49, expat 217.48, family 512.72, tourist 4.96
- Gym Membership 39.78 55.74
- Haircut 6.12 2.71
- Health Insurance local 24.41, nomad 73.42, expat 61.18, family 165.1, tourist 4.3 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 214.28, nomad 702.87, expat 367.1, family 611.82, tourist 103.92 local 445, nomad 700, expat 475, family 555, tourist 40
- Internet & Mobile local 21.4, nomad 245.02, expat 39.78, family 67.33, tourist 3.69 local 44.59, nomad 40.88, family 69.37, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 27.55 19.82
- Jeans 51.96 47.9
- Laundry 4.28 9.74
- Leisure Activities local 24.48, nomad 140.52, expat 97.78, family 122.37, tourist 15.31 local 60.69, nomad 90.39, expat 75.54, family 190.68, tourist 4.95
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.12 11.15
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 42.83 36.2
- Milk 1.59 2.18
- Mobile Plan 9.79 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.6 15
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.97 7.34
- Rice 1.66 1.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.12 8.92
- Running Shoes 79.51 96
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9.18 40.88
- Scooter Rental 23.25 not set
- Summer Dress 33.64 31.14
- Taxi Start 3.98 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.35 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 21.43 17.98
- Transportation local 27.49, nomad 61.18, expat 55.04, family 183.55, tourist 15.31 local 34.68, nomad 97.12, expat 44.1, family 117.5, tourist 13.13
- Utilities local 79.45, nomad 0, expat 122.25, family 213.99, tourist 0 local 36.1, nomad 0, family 55, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 4.89, nomad 12.3, expat 61.18, family 110.07, tourist 0.62 local 0, expat 48, family 96
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.74 0.8
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.41 11.1
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, 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, Tennis Court (Weekend), 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), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) received corrected units, conversions, total quantities, borrowed-price labels or source caveats; unsupported citations removed, monthly scooter price withdrawn, and unchecked light-depth budgets identified (livingcost.org, welcomepickups.com, wolt.com, home.vodafone.al, techfit-gym.vercel.app, safetywing.com).

Himare cost of living