Europe · Southern Europe · 2025 price levels
🇦🇱Cost of living in Albania
−27%
Everyday spending in Albania costs 27% less than the EU average.
Phone & internet, food & soft drinks and furniture & household cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; health, restaurants & hotels and personal care & services the least.
Price level by category
What costs more, and how much
EU average = 100. The bar's length is Albania's price level for the same basket.
EU averageEurostat, 2025
Against its neighbours
Cheaper than Croatia
Household spending, EU average = 100.
🇪🇺 EU100
🇦🇱 Albania73
46% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there
The basics
- Status
- Southern Europe
- Stay
- 90-day visa-free for most EEA citizens.
- Healthcare
- Travel Insurance recommended.
Say it locally
Seven phrases
- Hello
- Përshëndetje
- Thank you
- Faleminderit
- Yes/No
- Po / Jo
- How are you?
- Si jeni?
- Excuse me
- Më falni
- Check, please!
- Faturën, ju lutem!
- Do you speak English?
- A flisni anglisht?
Cities
Three places to live
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Google Maps Search Hub
| Category | Search Link |
|---|---|
| 🏋️ Gyms & Fitness | Find Gyms in 🇦🇱 Albania |
| 🧖 Spas & Wellness | Find Spas in 🇦🇱 Albania |
| 💻 Coworking | Find Coworking in 🇦🇱 Albania |
| ☕ Work-friendly Cafes | Find Cafes in 🇦🇱 Albania |
| 🛒 Supermarkets | Find Supermarkets in 🇦🇱 Albania |
| 🥾 Hiking Trails | Find Trails in 🇦🇱 Albania |
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Useful Links
Where the numbers come from
- Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
- World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.