Top expat cities

Albania

Durres

#2 Top 5 cities

Durres combines the coast, lower costs, and proximity to Tirana, making it practical for people who want the sea without full separation from the capital.

Country overview

Population

195 920

Year-round temperatures

Day: 12°C až 30°C

Night: 5°C až 22°C

Climate

Coastal Mediterranean climate with warm summers, milder winters, and higher humidity near the sea.

Distance to the sea

0 km

Social atmosphere

7/10

Costs

Housing cost 7/10
Food cost 7/10

Business friendliness

6/10

Safety

6/10

Durres requires routine caution for theft, traffic, seasonal crowding and limited police response, especially away from busy central and beachfront areas.

Natural disaster resilience

2/10

Durres has very high earthquake exposure, demonstrated by the damaging 2019 earthquake, as well as coastal, urban-flood and tsunami risk.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 7/10
Internet speed 6/10
Internet stability 6/10
Electricity stability 6/10

Community types

  • Digital nomads
  • Retirees
  • Small business owners
  • Couples

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇮🇹Italians
  • 🇬🇧British
  • 🇩🇪Germans

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Beaches and sea
  • +Lower living costs
  • +Proximity to the capital
  • +Tourist infrastructure

Cons

  • −Tourism seasonality
  • −Local traffic pressure
  • −Fewer corporate opportunities