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Çeşme vs Durrës

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Under balanced weights Durrës edges it, 67 to 65, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Çeşme is stronger on cost of living; Durrës on safety, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 66/100)Safety: 5.9 of 65 points (scores 53/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Internet: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)Visa ease: 8.1 of 65 points (scores 73/100)Getting there & around: 6.9 of 65 points (scores 62/100)Climate: 7.4 of 65 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.5 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 6.4 of 65 points (scores 57/100)65
Çeşme
out of 100

Izmir's beach peninsula with Alaçatı's windsurfing and stone streets

Full Çeşme profile →Hotels in Türkiye →
Cost of living: 5.6 of 67 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 7.6 of 67 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 67 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 7.9 of 67 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 67 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.8 of 67 points (scores 61/100)Climate: 6.5 of 67 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 67 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 67 points (scores 65/100)67
Durrës
out of 100

Albania's main port and beach city near Tirana

Full Durrës profile →Where to stay in Durrës →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Cost of living66 ✓50
Safety5368 ✓
Healthcare73 ✓71
Internet5771 ✓
Visa ease7377 ✓
Getting there & around62 ✓61
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality7783 ✓
Quality of life5765 ✓

Cost

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$850 ✓$1,281
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Homicides per 100k2.411.76 ✓
Political stability (0–100)50.267.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)77 ✓71
Life expectancy75.3 yrs76.4 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Download20.5 Mbps46.2 Mbps ✓
Upload6.3 Mbps8.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Nomad visaDigital nomad visaUnique permit for digital mobile workers
Minimum income for the visa$3,000/mono data
Entry, US passport90 days360 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Non-stop airport destinations111 ✓106
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricÇeşmeDurrës
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.515.4 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Çeşme or Durrës?
Çeşme is cheaper: about $850 per month versus $1,281 for one person.
Is Çeşme or Durrës safer?
Durrës scores higher on safety (68 vs 53), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Çeşme or Durrës?
Durrës: a measured median of 46.2 Mbps versus 20.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.