Cost of Living in Saranda, 🇦🇱 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 2 4 3 5 6 7 $665 $562 $865 $472 $39

Utilities 24 25 4 $32 $51 $76 $32 —

Internet & Mobile 15 14 13 $61 $45 $69 $45 $10

Groceries 10 11 $35 $232 $472 $212 $1

Transportation 28 16 29 $49 $49 $177 $22 $13

Dining Out 9 8 $535 $112 $204 $61 $32

Leisure Activities 17 6 8 $88 $90 $97 $26 $16

Health Insurance 23 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 26 — — — — —

Total $1,532 $1,141 $1,960 $870 $113

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 6 $471.97 per month

Coworking Space 7 $159.79 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 6 $505.69 per month

Coliving Space $300.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 8 $2.48 per cup

Beer 8 $4.22 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 9 $7.68 per meal

Fast Food Combo 30 $11.15 per meal

Apples $1.92 per kg

Bread 10 $1.36 per loaf

Milk 10 $2.22 per liter

Rice 11 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 $9.91 per kg

Beef $16.47 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 12 $7.17 per bottle

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

Water (1.5L bottle) 10 $0.74 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 16 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 16 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $22.98 per month

Gasoline 29 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 16 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 6 $505.69 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 15 $24.77 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership 17 6 $11.24 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 18 $3.72 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 14 $33.44 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $7.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $69.63 per pair

Summer Dress $45.26 per dress

Running Shoes 20 $102.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 21 $18.58 per visit

Laundry $7.95 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $24.94 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $7.97 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, Ksamil

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1378.78 505.69
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 623.45 471.97
- Apples 1.62 1.92
- Beef 16.19 16.47
- Beer 3.6 4.22
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- Bread 0.78 1.36
- Chicken Fillets 9.35 9.91
- Cinema Ticket 8.39 7.43
- Coffee 2.16 2.48
- Coliving Space 575.49 300
- Coworking Space 197.82 159.79
- Dining Out local 95.92, nomad 779.31, expat 263.77, family 539.52, tourist 77.93 local 61.44, nomad 535.2, expat 112, family 204.16, tourist 32.22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 41.96 24.94
- Fast Food Combo 8.99 11.15
- Gasoline 2.25 2.35
- Groceries local 335.7, nomad 143.87, expat 419.63, family 899.2, tourist 9.59 local 211.53, nomad 34.91, expat 232.07, family 472.32, tourist 1.49
- Gym Membership 50.36 11.24
- Haircut 14.39 18.58
- Health Insurance local 41.96, nomad 83.93, expat 77.93, family 215.81, tourist 4.8 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 419.63, nomad 899.2, expat 539.52, family 839.26, tourist 131.88 local 471.97, nomad 665.48, expat 561.87, family 865.28, tourist 39.33
- Internet & Mobile local 25.18, nomad 53.95, expat 38.37, family 65.94, tourist 3.6 local 44.59, nomad 60.7, family 69.36, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 25.18 19.82
- Jeans 77.93 69.63
- Laundry 11.99 7.95
- Leisure Activities local 47.96, nomad 179.84, expat 119.89, family 239.79, tourist 35.97 local 26.1, nomad 87.56, expat 89.58, family 96.8, tourist 16.1
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.19 7.68
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 53.95 54.35
- Milk 2.04 2.22
- Mobile Plan 26.38 24.77
- Monthly Transport Pass 21.58 22.98
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.99 7.97
- Rice 2.34 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.39 8.92
- Running Shoes 117.5 102.81
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.98 33.44
- Scooter Rental 33.57 505.69
- Summer Dress 50.36 45.26
- Taxi Start 3.6 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.8 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.98 3.72
- Transportation local 29.97, nomad 47.96, expat 143.87, family 299.73, tourist 17.98 local 22.32, nomad 49.08, expat 49.08, family 176.68, tourist 12.64
- Utilities local 89.92, nomad 143.87, expat 125.89, family 215.81, tourist 0 local 31.59, expat 50.54, family 75.81, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 35.97, expat 59.95, family 119.89 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.9 0.74
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.79 7.17
Retry 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 for documented units, currency conversion, borrowed-price labels, source access or reproducible profile arithmetic; unsupported light-depth amounts marked unverified. Provenance updated and comparison cities retained (dupron.al, foodini.al, welcomepickups.com, safetywing.com).

Saranda cost of living