🇦🇱 Albania
Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Tirane
Rent + food$719 + $560$1,279
Numbeo estimate for a single person without rent, plus a 1-bedroom flat downtown
Money5.1 / 10
Safety5.2 / 10
Health5.1 / 10
Quality of life3.8 / 10
Passport5.4 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money5.1 / 10
Purchasing power47.368 of 89Numbeo
Average net salary$759106 of 150Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$28,22185 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$12,06087 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth3.8 %84 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation2.1 %65 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment10.9 %153 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)29.426 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2020
Central government debt50.0 % GDP29 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2024
Reserves$9B87 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power46.989 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety5.2 / 10
Safety (survey)55.753 of 89Numbeo
Crime44.370 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k1.462 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2023
✚Health5.1 / 10
Health care (survey)47.986 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted83.494 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy79.8 yr54 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10008.373 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$59180 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending7.1 % GDP84 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10001.991 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2020
Hospital beds per 10002.964 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2020
☀Quality of life3.8 / 10
Quality of life10575 of 89Numbeo
Pollution77.9102 of 115Numbeo
Purity13718 of 115Numbeo
Climate86.333 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time36.053 of 89Numbeo
Internet users85.9 %84 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending3.1 % GDP143 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population58.9 %133 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price per m² in city centre$2,90073 of 153Numbeo
Price per m², outside centre$1,69467 of 150Numbeo
Basic utilities, 85 m²$96.3341 of 148Numbeo
Mortgage rate, 20-year fixed5.5 %14 of 39Numbeo
Price to income ratio14.968 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income4.349 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
Fast-food combo meal$8.8487 of 149Numbeo
Dinner for two, mid-range$44.1969 of 149Numbeo
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Eggs, dozen$3.77106 of 148Numbeo
Loaf of bread, 500 g$1.1441 of 150Numbeo
Milk, 1 L$2.23112 of 152Numbeo
Chicken fillets, 1 kg$8.7797 of 148Numbeo
Cappuccino$2.1222 of 149Numbeo
Domestic draft beer, 0.5 L$2.9780 of 147Numbeo
Monthly transit pass$20.226 of 149Numbeo
Taxi, 1 km$3.7937 of 39Numbeo
Gasoline, 1 L$2.2738 of 39Numbeo
Internet per month$19.346 of 39Numbeo
Gym membership$50.91104 of 153Numbeo
Cinema ticket$9.1598 of 149Numbeo
⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$11B109 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$13B110 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP79.5 %98 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$2B73 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2025
Inbound tourism2.7M ppl56 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population2.3M146 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth-1.2 %211 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman1.3188 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10089.1160 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity100 %2 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita1.8 t84 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy41.9 %57 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.0 % GDP99 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport5.4 / 10
No visa needed in advance108 of 19892 of 199
Visa free74 of 198
Visa on arrival31 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)3 of 198
E-visa38 of 198
Visa required52 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not
How to get the passport
Years of residence5 years5 лет прожить. 3 года в браке > 1 год прожить. 3 года прожить если родители или прародители.
- 5 лет прожить. 3 года в браке > 1 год прожить. 3 года прожить если родители или прародители.
- Албанский язык.
- Не более 3 лет в тюрьме (кроме полит причин).
- Самообеспечение по финансам.
- Двойное вероятно разрешено.
Sources
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источник жив · text from the old site, February 2023