Cost of Living in Korce, 🇦🇱 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 — — — — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 14 $41 $61 $102 $61 $10

Groceries 7 8 9 10 11 17 21 $64 $194 $500 $167 $2

Transportation — — — — —

Dining Out 18 13 $375 $133 $285 $46 $22

Leisure Activities — — — — —

Health Insurance 5 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 — — — — —

Total $548 $388 $887 $274 $36

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $303.00 $149 – $487 per month

Coworking Space $149.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $520.00 $420 – $620 per month

Coliving Space $360.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 19 $1.49 per cup

Beer 12 $2.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 18 $6.19 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $9.29 per meal

Apples 17 $2.84 per kg

Bread 9 $2.29 per loaf

Milk 8 $1.67 per liter

Rice 7 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $11.51 per kg

Beef $13.61 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $35.30 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 10 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km $0.99 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $14.37 per month

Gasoline 3 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $8.67 per trip

Scooter Rental $30.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership $37.16 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $12.90 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $4.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $70.10 per pair

Summer Dress $54.02 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $99.90 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $4.83 per visit

Laundry $10.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $24.90 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $6.95 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) 7.31 520
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 6.09 303
- Apples 0.02 2.84
- Beef 0.1 13.61
- Beer 0.03 2.46
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- Bread 0.01 2.29
- Chicken Fillets 0.07 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 0.07 4.95
- Coffee 0.02 1.49
- Coliving Space 4.87 360
- Coworking Space 1.83 149
- Dining Out local 73.07, nomad 548.02, expat 182.67, family 146.14, tourist 48.71 local 46.45, nomad 374.71, expat 133.16, family 284.9, tourist 21.68
- Doctor Visit (GP) 0.18 24.9
- Fast Food Combo 0.07 9.29
- Gasoline 0.02 2.35
- Groceries local 243.56, nomad 121.78, expat 304.46, family 608.91, tourist 12.18 local 166.52, nomad 64.31, expat 194.24, family 499.55, tourist 2.4
- Gym Membership 0.37 37.16
- Haircut 0.1 4.83
- Health Insurance local 36.53, nomad 85.25, expat 60.89, family 146.14, tourist 6.09 local 0, nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 219.21, nomad 608.91, expat 365.35, family 487.13, tourist 60.89 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 24.36, nomad 60.89, expat 48.71, family 60.89, tourist 2.44 local 60.7, nomad 40.88, family 101.57, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 0.24 19.82
- Jeans 0.61 70.1
- Laundry 0.06 10
- Leisure Activities local 24.36, nomad 146.14, expat 73.07, family 97.43, tourist 36.53 not set
- Meal (Inexpensive) 0.07 6.19
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 0.37 35.3
- Milk 0.01 1.67
- Mobile Plan 0.18 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 0.3 14.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 0.06 6.95
- Rice 0.02 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 0.09 8.67
- Running Shoes 0.97 99.9
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 0.12 40.88
- Scooter Rental 0.24 30
- Summer Dress 0.37 54.02
- Taxi Start 0.04 3.72
- Taxi per km 0.02 0.99
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 0.18 12.9
- Transportation local 48.71, nomad 73.07, expat 60.89, family 182.67, tourist 18.27 not set
- Utilities local 73.07, nomad 85.25, expat 97.43, family 121.78, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 24.36, expat 36.53, family 60.89 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.01 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 0.1 7.17
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, 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) corrected for units, borrowed-price labels, reproducible budget quantities, or withdrawn unsupported citations and category amounts. Missing category amounts are unverified, not zero. Replaced blocked product links with accessible shop pages (shop.spar.al, shop.spar.al, foodini.al, safetywing.com).

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