Cost of Living in Shkodër, 🇦🇱 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 $620 $380 $400 $275 $75

Utilities — $93 $144 $93 —

Internet & Mobile 3 20 32 $41 $27 $35 $27 $1

Groceries 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 26 $73 $225 $485 $180 $6

Transportation $40 $39 $80 $20 $15

Dining Out 6 1 $446 $156 $239 $52 $22

Leisure Activities $76 $61 $351 $42 $12

Health Insurance 5 $68 $45 $135 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 31 — — — — —

Total $1,364 $1,026 $1,869 $689 $133

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $430.00 $275 – $450 per month

Coworking Space 30 $159.79 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $602.00 $520 – $680 per month

Coliving Space $350.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 $1.24 per cup

Beer 18 $2.46 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 6 $7.43 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $8.92 per meal

Apples 26 $2.84 per kg

Bread 13 $2.29 per loaf

Milk 12 $2.22 per liter

Rice 11 $1.80 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $11.51 per kg

Beef 17 $13.61 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 15 $7.17 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $37.40 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 14 $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 4 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $8.67 per trip

Scooter Rental $24.39 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 20 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership $37.16 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $18.29 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $33.44 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 28 $4.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $48.30 per pair

Summer Dress $36.58 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $72.20 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $4.18 per visit

Laundry $9.75 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $24.77 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $4.68 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 Tirana, Sarajevo, Hanoi, Podgorica

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 609.65 602
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 243.86 430
- Apples 1.46 2.84
- Beef 10.97 13.61
- Beer 2.19 2.46
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- Bread 0.73 2.29
- Chicken Fillets 6.71 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 6.1 4.95
- Coffee 0.85 1.24
- Coliving Space 426.76 350
- Coworking Space 109.74 159.79
- Dining Out local 36.58, nomad 487.72, expat 85.35, family 97.54, tourist 30.48 local 52.01, nomad 445.8, expat 156.03, family 238.76, tourist 22.29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.39 24.77
- Fast Food Combo 6.71 8.92
- Gasoline 2.32 2.35
- Groceries local 146.32, nomad 36.58, expat 121.93, family 365.79, tourist 2.44 local 180, nomad 73, expat 225, family 485, tourist 5.6
- Gym Membership 42.68 37.16
- Haircut 7.32 4.18
- Health Insurance local 24.39, nomad 97.54, expat 60.97, family 146.32, tourist 1.22 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 45, family 135, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 219.47, nomad 731.58, expat 426.76, family 548.69, tourist 85.35 local 275, nomad 620, expat 380, family 400, tourist 75
- Internet & Mobile local 30.48, nomad 36.58, expat 42.68, family 48.77, tourist 1.22 local 27.25, nomad 40.88, family 34.68, tourist 1.36
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 24.39 19.82
- Jeans 48.77 48.3
- Leisure Activities local 24.39, nomad 365.79, expat 60.97, family 182.9, tourist 12.19 local 42, nomad 76, expat 61, family 351, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.27 7.43
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 48.77 37.4
- Milk 1.71 2.22
- Mobile Plan 9.75 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.48 14.37
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.66 4.68
- Rice 1.59 1.8
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.54 8.67
- Running Shoes 97.54 72.2
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.54 33.44
- Taxi Start 4.27 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.46 0.99
- Transportation local 21.95, nomad 24.39, expat 18.29, family 146.32, tourist 6.1 local 20, nomad 40, expat 39, family 80, tourist 15
- Utilities local 48.77, expat 73.16, family 97.54, tourist 0 local 93, nomad 0, family 144, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 24.39, expat 18.29, family 60.97 0
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.49 0.56
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.19 7.17
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Beer, 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, 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, borrowed-price disclosures, unsupported citations and arithmetic; uncertain prices retained explicitly unverified (tiranabusinessclub.al, safetywing.com, gov.uk).

Shkodër cost of living