Is Albania a good place to live for remote workers?

Albania scores 75/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 142.7 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 71, air quality 81; English not scored) — rank 45 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Albania?

Median fixed broadband is around 142.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Albania?

Single-person essentials run about $883/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 45/167

Is 🇦🇱 Albania (Tirane) a good place to live?

Quality score 75/100 against essentials of $883/month.

The five metrics

Internet 57 142.7 Mbps median broadband, 85.9% online

Safety 92 1.4 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 71 UHC service coverage 71/100 (2023)

Air quality 81 PM2.5 13.5 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.12 · corruption control -0.42 · stability 0.02 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $17.02 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $15.95/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($883)	Verdict
$2,000	2.3×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.4×	like royalty
$5,000	5.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇲🇦 Morocco — quality 66.8, essentials $788/mo
🇹🇷 Türkiye — quality 62.3, essentials $741/mo
🇷🇸 Serbia — quality 77.1, essentials $925/mo
🇳🇮 Nicaragua — quality 54.8, essentials $628/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Albania a good place to live for remote workers?: Albania scores 75/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 142.7 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 71, air quality 81; English not scored) — rank 45 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Albania?: Median fixed broadband is around 142.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Albania?: Single-person essentials run about $883/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.4× essentials).