Which is the better investment, Sarandë or Ksamil?

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.

Sarandë vs Ksamil

Sarandë or Ksamil: which to choose in 2026

Ksamil costs more per square metre than the town next door and earns less from it - this page shows the numbers behind that.

Listings in Sarandë

Updated: Aug 16, 2026

Sarandë against Ksamil, by the numbers

€2,250/m²

Sarandë

2026-H1

€2,400/m²

Ksamil

2026-H1

+7% vs Sarandë

Updated: Jan 1, 2026

Asking prices per m², zone by zone

Asking prices per m², zone by zone · 2026-H1
Zone	All stock, €/m²	Occupancy, %	Range on one scale, 1,800 to 3,000	Confidence
Ksamil	1,800–3,000	38.3		Medium
Sarande	2,000–2,500	40.9		High

KsamilMedium

All stock, €/m²: 1,800–3,000
Occupancy, %: 38.3

SarandeHigh

All stock, €/m²: 2,000–2,500
Occupancy, %: 40.9

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

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.

	Sarandë	Ksamil
Season length	Roughly 4-5 months, with a working town underneath it	Shorter and sharper - the village empties out of season
Main buyer	Central European - Poland, Czechia, Hungary	The same, plus holiday buyers paying for the postcard
Standing risk	Foreign enquiries fell 50% in 2024 and 30% in 2025 while prices kept rising	The same demand signal, on a thinner and more seasonal market
Water supply	A known constraint on the whole Sarandë-Ksamil strip in peak season	Same constraint, felt harder where the population multiplies in July

Season length

Sarandë: Roughly 4-5 months, with a working town underneath it
Ksamil: Shorter and sharper - the village empties out of season

Main buyer

Sarandë: Central European - Poland, Czechia, Hungary
Ksamil: The same, plus holiday buyers paying for the postcard

Standing risk

Sarandë: Foreign enquiries fell 50% in 2024 and 30% in 2025 while prices kept rising
Ksamil: The same demand signal, on a thinner and more seasonal market

Water supply

Sarandë: A known constraint on the whole Sarandë-Ksamil strip in peak season
Ksamil: Same constraint, felt harder where the population multiplies in July

The verdict, by who you are

Short-let investor: Sarandë. A longer season and a town that works outside August beat a beach postcard with a four-month window.

Family buying a holiday home: Ksamil, if the beach is the point. You are buying the water, and you are paying for it.

Year-round resident: Sarandë, without hesitation. Ksamil in February is a closed village.

Sarandë and Ksamil, side by side

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

Sarandë
Ksamil

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.