Cost of Living in Ksamil, 🇦🇱 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 3 4 25 26 27 11 $665 $562 $865 $472 $39

Utilities 28 29 31 25 $42 $61 $94 $42 —

Internet & Mobile 2 8 9 $61 $45 $69 $45 $10

Groceries 24 14 15 16 $29 $246 $500 $224 $1

Transportation 7 10 1 $49 $49 $177 $22 $13

Dining Out 23 22 $535 $112 $204 $61 $32

Leisure Activities 12 27 22 $88 $90 $97 $26 $16

Health Insurance 5 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 30 — — — — —

Total $1,536 $1,165 $2,006 $892 $113

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 27 $471.97 per month

Coworking Space 11 $159.79 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 25 27 $505.69 per month

Coliving Space $300.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 $2.48 per cup

Beer 22 $4.22 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $7.68 per meal

Fast Food Combo 18 $11.15 per meal

Apples $1.92 per kg

Bread 24 $1.36 per loaf

Milk 24 $2.22 per liter

Rice 14 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $11.51 per kg

Beef 15 $14.23 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 17 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $54.35 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 16 $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $22.98 per month

Gasoline 1 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental 13 27 $505.69 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $24.77 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership 12 27 $11.24 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.98 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $33.44 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $7.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $69.63 per pair

Summer Dress $45.26 per dress

Running Shoes 21 $102.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 20 $18.59 per visit

Laundry $7.95 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $24.94 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $2.97 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, Dubrovnik, Podgorica, Saranda

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 795.08 505.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 550.35 471.97
- Apples 1.84 1.92
- Beef 13.47 14.23
- Beer 3.24 4.22
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- Bread 1.23 1.36
- Chicken Fillets 7.65 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 8.56 7.43
- Coffee 2.02 2.48
- Coliving Space 581.08 300
- Coworking Space 165.1 159.79
- Dining Out local 48.95, nomad 702.87, expat 116.39, family 183.84, tourist 52.02 local 61.44, nomad 535.2, expat 112, family 204.16, tourist 32.22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.56 24.94
- Fast Food Combo 8.27 11.15
- Gasoline 2.14 2.35
- Groceries local 165.28, nomad 49, expat 201.99, family 428.28, tourist 0 local 223.73, nomad 29.33, expat 245.87, family 499.91, tourist 1.11
- Gym Membership 36.71 11.24
- Haircut 7.97 18.59
- Health Insurance local 42.74, nomad 97.78, expat 91.81, family 214.28, tourist 1.22 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 262.88, nomad 916.28, expat 488.58, family 702.29, tourist 104.1 local 471.97, nomad 665.48, expat 561.87, family 865.28, tourist 39.33
- Internet & Mobile local 21.43, nomad 39.73, expat 36.68, family 55.04, tourist 2.45 local 44.59, nomad 60.7, family 69.36, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 27.55 19.82
- Jeans 48.95 69.63
- Leisure Activities local 24.48, nomad 183.26, expat 91.92, family 122.37 local 26.1, nomad 87.56, expat 89.58, family 96.8, tourist 16.1
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.35 7.68
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 49 54.35
- Milk 1.84 2.22
- Mobile Plan 15.31 24.77
- Monthly Transport Pass 36.71 22.98
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.12 2.97
- Rice 2.33 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 7.95 8.92
- Running Shoes 85.6 102.81
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.01 33.44
- Scooter Rental 24.48 505.69
- Summer Dress 33.64 45.26
- Taxi Start 3.98 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.53 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.36 17.98
- Transportation local 18.33, nomad 42.74, expat 42.8, family 183.55, tourist 12.24 local 22.32, nomad 49.08, expat 49.08, family 176.68, tourist 12.64
- Utilities local 61.18, nomad 0, expat 91.75, family 134.55, tourist 0 local 42.14, expat 61.09, family 93.94, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 3.08, nomad 0, expat 30.56, family 61.18, tourist 0 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.8 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.79 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, 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): corrected units, exchange-rate conversions, comparison-city labels, supporting citations and monthly formulas; unsupported insurance and permit amounts omitted, unchecked light-depth items identified (dupron.al, foodini.al, albas-rental.al, safetywing.com).

Ksamil cost of living