Which is the better investment, Durrës or Sarandë?

It depends on what you are buying it for, which is why the verdict section above splits by audience rather than naming one winner. A place that suits a short-let investor often suits a year-round resident badly.

The beach and seafront at Durrës, Albania

Durrës vs Sarandë

Durrës or Sarandë: which to choose in 2026

The cheapest large beach market against the dearest holiday town: in Durrës you buy space, in Sarandë you buy the season.

Listings in Durrës

Updated: Oct 19, 2026

Durrës against Sarandë, by the numbers

€1,450/m²

Durrës

2026-H1

€2,250/m²

Sarandë

2026-H1

+55% vs Durrës

Updated: Jan 1, 2026

Asking prices per m², zone by zone

Asking prices per m², zone by zone · 2026-H1
Zone	State reference, lek/m²	Confidence
Sarande	—	High
Durres	71,200	Medium

SarandeHigh

State reference, lek/m²: —

DurresMedium

State reference, lek/m²: 71,200

2026-H1 · Methodology

High confidence
Medium confidence

Monitor.al — coastal apartment prices, agency survey — Monitor.al
Çmimet e Referencës — state reference price schedule — Homezone, citing Udhëzim nr. 34, 29.12.2023
Monitor.al — foreigners on the coast, prices by zone — Monitor.al

Beyond the price

The things a price table cannot tell you: how long the season runs, who else is buying, and what can go wrong.

	Durrës	Sarandë
Entry price	The lowest per m² of the large coastal markets, with the most listings to choose from	Close to Durrës in the centre, about twice as much on the promenade’s first line
Short-let economics	Lower nightly rates, bought at an entry price one and a half to two times lower	The highest revenue per full-time listing in Albania, on a market whose supply grew 62% in 2025
Who buys	Around half of coastal buyers are foreign: Kosovo, Czechia, North Macedonia, Poland	Central Europeans: Poland, Czechia, Hungary
The open question	Sewage on Golem’s beach, sandy soils and old stock after the 2019 earthquake	Foreign enquiries fell in 2024 and 2025 while prices kept rising

Entry price

Durrës: The lowest per m² of the large coastal markets, with the most listings to choose from
Sarandë: Close to Durrës in the centre, about twice as much on the promenade’s first line

Short-let economics

Durrës: Lower nightly rates, bought at an entry price one and a half to two times lower
Sarandë: The highest revenue per full-time listing in Albania, on a market whose supply grew 62% in 2025

Who buys

Durrës: Around half of coastal buyers are foreign: Kosovo, Czechia, North Macedonia, Poland
Sarandë: Central Europeans: Poland, Czechia, Hungary

The open question

Durrës: Sewage on Golem’s beach, sandy soils and old stock after the 2019 earthquake
Sarandë: Foreign enquiries fell in 2024 and 2025 while prices kept rising

The verdict, by who you are

Buyer on a budget: Durrës. It has most of the coastal listings in the country, at the lowest prices per square metre of the large markets.

Short-let investor: Sarandë for the strongest holiday-let income per flat; Durrës if the purchase price decides, with lower nightly rates and a lower entry.

Buyer who works in Tirana: Durrës. The SH2 takes 30-60 minutes to the capital; Sarandë is at the far end of the country.

Durrës and Sarandë, side by side

Each photograph links through to that place’s own page, with its prices and sources.

Durrës
Sarandë
Durrës
Sarandë

Common questions

The table above carries the current asking bands for both, with their sources and the period they cover. Prices move, so the figures are dated rather than presented as permanent.