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Durrës vs Kotor

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Under balanced weights Durrës edges it, 67 to 64, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Durrës is stronger on climate, getting there & around; Kotor on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
Cost of living: 5.8 of 64 points (scores 52/100)Safety: 7.7 of 64 points (scores 70/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 64 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 7.6 of 64 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 7.9 of 64 points (scores 71/100)Getting there & around: 5.7 of 64 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 4.6 of 64 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 64 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 8.0 of 64 points (scores 72/100)64
Kotor
out of 100

Fjord-like bay and a walled medieval town

Full Kotor profile →Where to stay in Kotor →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDurrësKotor
Cost of living5052 ✓
Safety6870 ✓
Healthcare71 ✓67
Internet71 ✓68
Visa ease77 ✓71
Getting there & around61 ✓51
Climate58 ✓42
Air quality8384 ✓
Quality of life6572 ✓

Cost

MetricDurrësKotor
Monthly cost, one person$1,281$1,230 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDurrësKotor
Homicides per 100k1.76 ✓2.51
Political stability (0–100)67.273.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)71 ✓70
Life expectancy76.4 yrs ✓74.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDurrësKotor
Download46.2 Mbps ✓42.5 Mbps
Upload8.7 Mbps ✓6 Mbps

Visa

MetricDurrësKotor
Nomad visaUnique permit for digital mobile workersDigital nomad temporary residence permit
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport360 days ✓90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricDurrësKotor
Non-stop airport destinations106 ✓39
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricDurrësKotor
Comfortable months per year7 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.512.6 µg/m³12 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Durrës or Kotor?
Kotor is cheaper: about $1,230 per month versus $1,281 for one person.
Is Durrës or Kotor safer?
Kotor scores higher on safety (70 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Durrës or Kotor?
Durrës: a measured median of 46.2 Mbps versus 42.5 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.