Cost of Living in Vlorë, 🇦🇱 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 5 $619 $480 $850 $380 $380

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 7 13 $41 $61 $102 $61 $10

Groceries 1 17 18 19 $50 $252 $493 $224 $5

Transportation 23 12 $40 $49 $133 $22 $19

Dining Out 1 23 24 $633 $169 $303 $80 $29

Leisure Activities 14 16 15 $107 $77 $168 $30 $14

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 25 — $5 $9 — —

Total $1,557 $1,093 $2,058 $797 $459

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 4 5 $380.00 $300 – $550 per month

Coworking Space 11 $159.79 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $550.00 $380 – $700 per month

Coliving Space $280.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 23 $1.24 per cup

Beer 1 $3.23 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $8.74 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $9.79 per meal

Apples 1 $1.84 per kg

Bread 1 $0.85 per loaf

Milk 17 $2.22 per liter

Rice 1 $1.57 per kg

Chicken Fillets 19 $11.51 per kg

Beef 1 $14.10 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $11.11 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 $35.92 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.80 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $3.72 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $21.21 per month

Gasoline 6 $2.35 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $8.92 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $40.88 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 $19.82 per month

Gym Membership 14 $61.93 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 15 $3.72 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $33.44 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $7.43 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $47.86 per pair

Summer Dress $31.00 per dress

Running Shoes 22 $102.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $2.71 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $26.19 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 21 $2.98 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, Saranda, Dubrovnik

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 853.51 550
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 426.76 380
- Apples 2.44 1.84
- Beef 12.19 14.1
- Beer 3.05 3.23
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- Bread 1.22 0.85
- Chicken Fillets 7.32 11.51
- Cinema Ticket 9.75 7.43
- Coffee 2.44 1.24
- Coliving Space 548.69 280
- Coworking Space 146.32 159.79
- Dining Out local 73.16, nomad 609.65, expat 304.83, family 365.79, tourist 60.97 local 79.84, nomad 633.44, expat 169.16, family 303.36, tourist 28.7
- Doctor Visit (GP) 30.48 26.19
- Fast Food Combo 8.54 9.79
- Gasoline 2.19 2.35
- Groceries local 304.83, nomad 121.93, expat 487.72, family 975.44, tourist 0 local 224.12, nomad 49.87, expat 252.32, family 493.06, tourist 4.67
- Gym Membership 42.68 61.93
- Haircut 12.19 2.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 73.16, expat 121.93, family 304.83 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 304.83, nomad 1463.16, expat 853.51, family 1158.34, tourist 97.54 local 380, nomad 619.35, expat 480, family 850
- Internet & Mobile local 24.39, nomad 85.35, expat 60.97, family 73.16, tourist 6.1 local 60.7, nomad 40.88, family 101.58, tourist 9.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 30.48 19.82
- Jeans 60.97 47.86
- Laundry 6.1 not set
- Leisure Activities local 36.58, nomad 182.9, expat 121.93, family 182.9 local 29.72, nomad 106.53, expat 76.79, family 168.46, tourist 13.62
- Meal (Inexpensive) 9.75 8.74
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 54.87 35.92
- Milk 1.83 2.22
- Mobile Plan 14.63 40.88
- Monthly Transport Pass 24.39 21.21
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.1 2.98
- Rice 2.19 1.57
- Ride-hailing (5km) 7.32 8.92
- Running Shoes 97.54 102.81
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12.19 33.44
- Scooter Rental 18.29 not set
- Summer Dress 42.68 31
- Taxi Start 3.66 3.72
- Taxi per km 1.22 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 21.95 3.72
- Transportation local 36.58, nomad 60.97, expat 73.16, family 182.9, tourist 24.39 local 22, nomad 39.84, expat 48.76, family 133.2, tourist 18.84
- Utilities local 97.54, nomad 182.9, expat 146.32, family 219.47, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 48.77, family 73.16 local 0, expat 4.65, family 9.29
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.98 0.8
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.19 11.11
Fix pass checked units, removed unsupported citations and disclosed borrowed prices for 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 exchange-rate arithmetic and replaced approximate category budgets with cited quantities; withheld unsupported bill, rental and insurance amounts (livingcost.org, shop.spar.al, welcomepickups.com, safetywing.com, mb.gov.al).

Vlorë cost of living