Which is the better investment, Qerret or Gjiri i Lalzit?

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.

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Qerret vs Gjiri i Lalzit

Qerret or Gjiri i Lalzit: which to choose in 2026

The fastest-rising zone around Durrës against the closest thing Albania has to a planned resort coast - momentum or a finished product.

Listings in Qerret

Mis à jour : 16 sept. 2026

Qerret against Gjiri i Lalzit, by the numbers

€1,800/m²

Qerret

2026-H1

€1,600/m²

Gjiri i Lalzit

2026-H1

−11% vs Qerret

Mis à jour : 1 janv. 2026

Asking prices per m², zone by zone

Asking prices per m², zone by zone · 2026-H1
Zone	Ensemble du parc, €/m²	Fourchette sur une même échelle, de 1 100 à 2 500	Fiabilité
Qerret	1 100–2 500		Élevée
Gjiri i Lalzit	1 500–1 700		Élevée

QerretÉlevée

Ensemble du parc, €/m²: 1 100–2 500

Gjiri i LalzitÉlevée

Ensemble du parc, €/m²: 1 500–1 700

2026-H1 · Méthodologie

Fiabilité élevée

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.

	Qerret	Gjiri i Lalzit
How it is priced	In three steps by distance from the water: behind the villas, nearer the sea, and the first line, where almost nothing new is built	In tiers by product: second-line flats and early phases, then established complexes such as Vala Mar, San Pietro and Porto Lalëzi, then townhouses and villas
Momentum	21-43% year on year - the leader around Durrës; two towers of 22 and 25 floors are in the pipeline	No year-on-year jump in the second line; the growth already happened in the complexes, where San Pietro roughly doubled between 2021 and 2025
Who buys	Mostly Polish and Czech buyers alongside the Albanian diaspora	The diaspora from Germany, Switzerland and the US, plus wealthier buyers from Kosovo
What to check	Qerret belongs to Kavajë municipality, not Durrës - check the permit and legal status there, whatever the listing address says	Summer rates are strong but short; off-season rental demand in the resorts is not documented, so do not plan on a full year

How it is priced

Qerret: In three steps by distance from the water: behind the villas, nearer the sea, and the first line, where almost nothing new is built
Gjiri i Lalzit: In tiers by product: second-line flats and early phases, then established complexes such as Vala Mar, San Pietro and Porto Lalëzi, then townhouses and villas

Momentum

Qerret: 21-43% year on year - the leader around Durrës; two towers of 22 and 25 floors are in the pipeline
Gjiri i Lalzit: No year-on-year jump in the second line; the growth already happened in the complexes, where San Pietro roughly doubled between 2021 and 2025

Who buys

Qerret: Mostly Polish and Czech buyers alongside the Albanian diaspora
Gjiri i Lalzit: The diaspora from Germany, Switzerland and the US, plus wealthier buyers from Kosovo

What to check

Qerret: Qerret belongs to Kavajë municipality, not Durrës - check the permit and legal status there, whatever the listing address says
Gjiri i Lalzit: Summer rates are strong but short; off-season rental demand in the resorts is not documented, so do not plan on a full year

The verdict, by who you are

Buyer chasing growth: Qerret - up 21-43% year on year, the fastest in the area. Just remember you would be buying after that run, not before it.

Family buying a holiday home: Gjiri i Lalzit. Its established complexes are built as managed resorts, which is why the diaspora from Germany, Switzerland and the US buys there.

Buyer at the lower end of the budget: Qerret behind the villas, or the second line and early phases in Gjiri i Lalzit - the Lalzit band has not jumped year on year, Qerret’s has.

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.