Cost of Living in Pogradec, 🇦🇱 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 11 2 $41 $33 $47 $33 $10

Groceries 4 5 6 7 8 9 $59 $209 $495 $180 $7

Transportation — — — — —

Dining Out 10 $557 $195 $229 $65 $28

Leisure Activities — — — — —

Health Insurance 3 $68 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $725 $437 $771 $278 $47

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $186.00 $124 – $186 per month

Coworking Space $149.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $400.00 $320 – $520 per month

Coliving Space $280.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 $1.49 per cup

Beer 8 $2.04 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 15 $9.91 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $8.92 per meal

Apples 9 $2.84 per kg

Bread 6 $2.29 per loaf

Milk 5 $2.22 per liter

Rice 4 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 7 $11.51 per kg

Beef $14.23 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $37.16 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.56 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km $0.99 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $19.82 per month

Gasoline $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $8.67 per trip

Scooter Rental $30.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 11 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership $37.19 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $18.58 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $40.88 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $7.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $20.93 per pair

Summer Dress $24.64 per dress

Running Shoes 14 $102.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $4.83 per visit

Laundry $10.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $24.77 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, Lisbon, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Korce

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 974.26 400
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 548.02 186
- Apples 2.44 2.84
- Beef 12.18 14.23
- Beer 3.04 2.04
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- Bread 1.22 2.29
- Chicken Fillets 7.31 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 7.31 7.43
- Coffee 2.44 1.49
- Coliving Space 608.91 280
- Coworking Space 146.14 149
- Dining Out local 48.71, nomad 365.35, expat 97.43, family 121.78, tourist 24.36 local 65.03, nomad 557.41, expat 195.09, family 229.04, tourist 27.87
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.36 24.77
- Fast Food Combo 7.31 8.92
- Gasoline 2.19 2.35
- Groceries local 146.14, nomad 36.53, expat 182.67, family 487.13, tourist 0 local 180.33, nomad 58.54, expat 209.02, family 495.17, tourist 7.35
- Gym Membership 24.36 37.19
- Haircut 9.74 4.83
- Health Insurance local 24.36, nomad 97.43, expat 60.89, family 121.78, tourist 2.44 nomad 68.13, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 267.92, nomad 730.69, expat 523.66, family 669.8, tourist 73.07 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 24.36, nomad 36.53, expat 36.53, family 48.71, tourist 3.65 local 33.44, nomad 40.88, family 47.07, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 24.36 19.82
- Jeans 48.71 20.93
- Laundry 3.65 10
- Leisure Activities local 12.18, nomad 435.37, expat 97.43, family 121.78, tourist 6.09 not set
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.09 9.91
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 48.71 37.16
- Milk 1.83 2.22
- Mobile Plan 12.18 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 24.36 19.82
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.09 2.97
- Rice 1.83 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.09 8.67
- Running Shoes 121.78 102.81
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.09 40.88
- Scooter Rental 18.27 30
- Summer Dress 36.53 24.64
- Taxi Start 3.65 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.22 0.99
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.27 18.58
- Transportation local 24.36, nomad 60.89, expat 48.71, family 121.78, tourist 18.27 not set
- Utilities local 73.07, nomad 0, family 121.78, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 24.36, family 36.53 not set
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.97 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.61 7.17
Fix pass — 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 serving units, borrowed-price labels, source references or reproducible totals; unsupported citations and totals removed (home.vodafone.al, shop.spar.al, safetywing.com).

Pogradec cost of living