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Durrës vs Tirana

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Durrës edges it, 67 to 65, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Durrës is stronger on climate; Tirana 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: 6.0 of 65 points (scores 54/100)Safety: 7.6 of 65 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 65 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 7.5 of 65 points (scores 67/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 65 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 6.8 of 65 points (scores 61/100)Climate: 4.6 of 65 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 8.8 of 65 points (scores 79/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 65 points (scores 65/100)65
Tirana
out of 100

Colourful, cheap and visa-free for a year

Full Tirana profile →Where to stay in Tirana →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDurrësTirana
Cost of living5054 ✓
Safety6868
Healthcare7171
Internet71 ✓67
Visa ease7777
Getting there & around6161
Climate58 ✓42
Air quality83 ✓79
Quality of life6565

Cost

MetricDurrësTirana
Monthly cost, one person$1,281$1,178 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDurrësTirana
Homicides per 100k1.761.76
Political stability (0–100)67.267.2
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy76.4 yrs76.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDurrësTirana
Download46.2 Mbps ✓35.5 Mbps
Upload8.7 Mbps9.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricDurrësTirana
Nomad visaUnique permit for digital mobile workersUnique permit for digital mobile workers
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport360 days360 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricDurrësTirana
Non-stop airport destinations106106
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricDurrësTirana
Comfortable months per year7 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.512.6 µg/m³ ✓14.5 µg/m³

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Durrës or Tirana?
Tirana is cheaper: about $1,178 per month versus $1,281 for one person.
Is Durrës or Tirana safer?
Durrës scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Durrës or Tirana?
Durrës: a measured median of 46.2 Mbps versus 35.5 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); 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); Tirana PM2.5 annual levels 2023–2024 (monitoring reports as reported); 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.