Apartments for sale in Tirana, Albania

The median asking price of the 2,827 apartments for sale in Tirana is €164,100, or €1,749 per square metre. Half of all Tirana apartments are priced between €106,400 and €250,000; the cheapest realistic entry point is around €59,500. At the median price per square metre, €100,000 buys about 55 m² in Tirana. 522 apartments are listed under €100,000 and 1,481 under €200,000.

By size, a two-bedroom apartment in Tirana (2+1 in Albanian listings) has a median asking price of €119,000 and a three-bedroom apartment €190,000. One-bedroom flats have a median of €88,700. Four-bedroom apartments have a median of €323,400. 1,029 two-bedroom and 1,408 three-bedroom apartments are listed, the two largest groups.

Apartments are the largest part of Tirana real estate; houses, land and commercial property in Tirana have their own pages below.

Tirana prices are tiered by district, not by building. Blloku is the premium core, with new-build apartments at roughly €3,000 to €5,500 per square metre and towers above that; Pazari i Ri, the Artificial Lake (Liqeni) and Skanderbeg Square are the other central premium pockets at about €2,000 to €3,000 per square metre. Komuna e Parisit and Kodra e Diellit are the upper-mid family belt. Astir and Unaza e Re, Yzberisht and Lapraka are the value ring at roughly €900 to €1,800 per square metre, and Kombinat, Don Bosko and Porcelan are the cheapest areas of Tirana, with older stock from about €900 to €1,300 per square metre.

Farkë, Lundër and Sauk to the south-east have newer, larger apartments in low-rise complexes near the international schools; Kashar and Kamëz on the western and northern edges are where the lowest absolute prices are, in exchange for a commute along the Durrës highway.

For rental income, buy where tenants are: Qyteti Studenti, Astir and Don Bosko rent to students and young professionals and yield the most; Blloku is a prestige buy with the lowest yield in the city. For family living, Komuna e Parisit, Kodra e Diellit and Farkë offer parking, newer buildings and schools. For the lowest entry price, look at Kombinat, Yzberisht, Kashar and Kamëz. For capital growth with the least risk, the centre inside the ring road (Unaza) has the deepest resale market.

Tirana is the only city in Albania with tenant demand in all twelve months, so an apartment here is bought for year-round rent and long-term growth, not for a summer season. The Tirana buyer's guide compares the districts one by one.

66% of the apartments for sale in Tirana are under construction, sold off-plan by the developer with payments tied to construction stages. New-build costs more per square metre than resale in the same district because it comes with lifts, parking and better finishes; there is no reliable single percentage for that premium, so compare each building against resale on the same street. Before paying a deposit on an off-plan apartment, check the building permit, the developer's completed projects and whether the preliminary contract is notarised; the due-diligence guide lists the documents.

Comparing the median asking price on this page with the median asking rent for apartments for rent in Tirana gives a gross yield of about 5.1% before tax and costs. Across districts, gross long-let yields in Tirana run about 4 to 7 percent: near 4 percent in Blloku, 5.5 to 6.5 percent in Don Bosko and Ali Demi, and 6 to 7 percent in student and value areas such as Qyteti Studenti and Astir. Rental income is taxed at a flat 15 percent, and yields are compressing as prices rise faster than rents.

Yes. A foreign buyer owns an apartment in Tirana outright, registered in their own name at the State Cadastre (ASHK), on the same terms as an Albanian citizen and with no visa or residency requirement. Albania's land restrictions apply to agricultural and bare land, not to apartments. Closing costs are roughly 4 to 7 percent of the price (notary, cadastre registration, legal fees), the annual property tax is 0.05 percent of value, and an apartment of at least 20 m² per person in the buyer's name supports a renewable one-year residence permit. The steps are set out in how to buy property in Albania and the cost of buying guide.