Global CityIntelligence

Albania / Southeastern Europe

Durres City Intelligence

Durres is the principal Adriatic port and county capital of Albania, anchoring the country's main maritime gateway and a road and rail corridor toward Tirana alongside Roman-era heritage sites and coastal tourism. Durres is a southeastern europe city of about ~200K metro in Albania. On the composite city-intelligence score, Durres sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (60/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~200K metro
View of Durres, Albania

Image credit: Image: a.dombrowski / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall score

Use the Durres profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and transport access alongside regional Western Balkan peers.

Overall60/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality46/100
Energy52/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

60/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Durres data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Durres city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score60/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living70/100Durres's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality46/100Durres's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy52/100Durres's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety57/100Durres's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed56/100Durres's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk54/100Durres's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience54/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety57/100
Low crime57/100
Personal safety58/100
Night safety54/100
Road safety57/100

Durres has a moderate safety estimate (57/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life65/100
Healthcare62/100
Education65/100
Green space88/100
Cleanliness56/100
Infrastructure62/100
Mobility52/100

Durres has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (65/100), with notable strengths in green space.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness65/100
Education65/100
Green space88/100
Overall safety57/100

Durres scores moderate for family living (65/100), helped by parks and green space.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability63/100
Walkability69/100
Cycling49/100
Infrastructure62/100

Durres is moderate for remote workers (63/100), based on connectivity, affordability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability66/100
Healthcare62/100
Cleanliness56/100
Outdoor lifestyle58/100

Durres is moderate for retirement (66/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Durres

Local public safety guidance for Durres, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Durres, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Albania emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Durres

Healthcare context for Durres, with national-level information from Albania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Durres, see the Albania healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Durres

Local mobility context for Durres, with national-level context from Albania where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Durres, see the Albania transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Durres. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Durres

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Durres will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Durres air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Durres modules

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Cost of Living in Durres

Durres's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Durres

Durres's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Durres

Durres's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Durres

Durres's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Durres

Durres's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Durres

Durres's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Durres

Cost of living estimates for Durres — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Durres

Climate profile for Durres — Mediterranean climate, annual average 16.1°C, comfort score 84/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Durres

Economy and jobs profile for Durres — tourism economy, economy score 53/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, logistics. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Durres

Education profile for Durres — mixed education base, education score 50/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Durres

Source-attributed visual context for Durres using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Durres

Weekend trip planning checklist for Durres — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Durres

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Durres

Estimate a monthly budget for Durres using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Durres

Plan a trip budget for Durres using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Durres

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Durres. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Tirana, Albania

Same region · about 31 km from Durres. Explore Tirana's city intelligence profile.

Podgorica, Montenegro

Cross-border · about 126 km from Durres. Explore Podgorica's city intelligence profile.

Brindisi, Italy

Cross-border · about 147 km from Durres. Explore Brindisi's city intelligence profile.

Lecce, Italy

Cross-border · about 152 km from Durres. Explore Lecce's city intelligence profile.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Cross-border · about 184 km from Durres. Explore Dubrovnik's city intelligence profile.

Corfu, Greece

Cross-border · about 194 km from Durres. Explore Corfu's city intelligence profile.

Taranto, Italy

Cross-border · about 207 km from Durres. Explore Taranto's city intelligence profile.

Bari, Italy

Cross-border · about 217 km from Durres. Explore Bari's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Durres profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and transport access alongside regional Western Balkan peers. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (70/100) and safety (57/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (46/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Albania country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Durres appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.