Albania is one of the cheapest places to live in Europe — Tirana is often called the continent’s most affordable capital — which is exactly why remote workers, retirees and budget-minded expats keep arriving. A single person can live comfortably for around €850–1,400 a month, and far less outside the capital. This guide breaks down…
Albania has quietly become one of Europe’s more accessible places to settle. Since 2021 it has run a modern, mostly online immigration system built around a single Unique Permit (Leje Unike) that combines residence and work authorisation — and it offers unusually generous terms to some nationalities. This guide explains who can get residency, on…
Albania has become a magnet for remote workers — cheap, sunny, friendly and well-connected — and since 2022 it has had a dedicated legal route for them. There’s no visa literally called the “digital nomad visa,” but the Unique Permit for Digital Mobile Workers does exactly that job, letting you live in Albania for up…
Sun, sea, a low cost of living and — crucially — no tax on foreign pension income: Albania has quietly become one of Europe’s most appealing budget retirement destinations. A couple can live comfortably for well under what a single person spends in much of Western Europe, and US citizens can even spend a year…
Choosing where to live in Albania is a different question from where to go on holiday. As a resident you care about community, year-round life, rent, healthcare, internet and climate — not just the prettiest beach. This guide compares the cities and areas expats, nomads and retirees actually settle in, and who each one suits,…
Albania has quietly become one of the Mediterranean’s most talked-about property markets — and for good reason. With more than 450 km of coastline, over 300 days of sunshine a year, and prices still well below neighbouring Greece, Croatia and Italy, it offers something that has almost disappeared from Western Europe: an affordable seaside home…
Albania’s tax system is one of its quiet attractions for foreigners: a generous tax-free band, a remarkable 0% regime for small businesses and freelancers through 2029, untaxed foreign pensions and a one-year exemption for digital nomads. But “low tax” comes with rules — chiefly the 183-day tax-residency line — and a few traps (notably for…
