Apartment Prices in Tirana Rise by Up to 151% Over Seven Years

Over the past seven years, apartment prices in Tirana have risen sharply across all administrative units, ranging from around 85% in the areas with the lowest increases to more than 151% in those with the highest increases.

Monitor presents changes in average prices across the 11 municipal units, based on data from the Keydata Albania index published by “Çelësi Media Group,” comparing the second quarter of 2019 with the second quarter of 2026.

Overall, the data show that average apartment prices have nearly doubled in most administrative units over the past seven years, while in some areas the increase has reached as much as 150%.

According to the index data, in Unit No. 1, average apartment sale and purchase prices in Tirana had reached €2,116 per square meter by June 2026. Compared with the same period in 2019, average prices in this unit rose by 115% over the seven-year period.

To clarify where this unit is located and which cadastral zones it includes, according to the Keydata index maps, Unit No. 1 comprises two cadastral zones: 1/1 (the “Ali Demi” Cinema, the Sports Field, Shkozë village, the Water Depot) and Zone 1/2, which includes Poligrafiku, Shkozë, Autotraktorët, Shkozë village, Lana Bregas, Linzë and Sauk.

In Unit No. 2, the average price rose from €1,186 per square meter in the second quarter of 2019 to €2,306 per square meter by June 2026, an increase of around 95%.

According to the maps, Unit No. 2 is divided into five cadastral zones: 2/1 Piramida, the former “Qemal Stafa” Stadium; 2/2 Pazari i Ri, the nine-story buildings and “Avni Rustemi” School; 2/3 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambulance No. 1 and Bërryli; 2/4 the Ballet School and the American Embassy; 2/5 the “Student City,” the Faculty of Economics, the Martyrs’ Cemetery, Sauk and Selitë.

In Unit No. 3, prices rose by 116%, from €832 per square meter in the second quarter of 2019 to €1,796 per square meter by June 2026.

Unit No. 3 is divided into two cadastral zones: 3/1 Xhamllëku, Profarma, “Bardhyl” Street, “Kongresi i Manastirit” Street and “Zhan D’Ark” Boulevard; 3/2 Porcelani, IK V, Kinostudio, “Hoxha Tahsim” Street, the old Lana and Linzë village.

Unit No. 4 also saw average sale prices rise by around 130%. The price climbed from €769 per square meter to €1,759 per square meter. Unit No. 4 includes the following cadastral zones: 4/1 the hospital complex, SHIK, Oxhaku, New Allias and Tufinë village; 4/2 Allias, “Njazi Meka” Street, Bregu i Lumit, New Allias, “Myslym Keta” Street and “5 Maji”.

In Unit No. 5, prices rose by 127%, from an average of €1,110 per square meter in the second quarter of 2019 to €2,514 per square meter in the same period of 2026, seven years later.

Unit No. 5 includes the following cadastral zones: 5/1 the former Blloku, the University Bookshop and Vodafone; 5/2 “Selman Stermasi” Stadium, Shushica and the Artificial Lake; 5/3 the Botanical Garden, “Komuna e Parisit” Street and the Artificial Lake; 5/4 the “Diplomat” Hotel, the “Vasil Shanto” block and Little Selitë.

For the former Blloku area, the Keydata Albania index calculates prices separately. The average price in this area reached €2,962 per square meter by June 2026. Compared with the second quarter of 2019, the average price rose by 117%.

The largest increase was recorded in Administrative Unit No. 6, where average prices rose by 151%, from €672 per square meter to €1,687 per square meter. This unit has only one cadastral zone, No. 6, which includes the Technology School, Kombinat, Vaqar, Selitë, Yzberisht and Sharrë.

Unit No. 7 also recorded a strong increase of 128%, with the average price reaching €2,131 per square meter, compared with €935 per square meter seven years earlier. Unit No. 7 is divided into four cadastral zones: 7/1 the District Court road and the former “Albania Today” Exhibition; 7/2 the Embassy Block and the Faculty of Civil Engineering; 7/3 NSHRAK, the Ministry of Interior park and the bread factory; 7/4 the New Ring Road, the Flour Mill, the former Aviation Field and Yzberisht.

In Unit No. 8, prices rose by 85%, the lowest increase among the units analyzed. The average apartment price rose from €958 per square meter to €1,786 per square meter by June 2026. This unit is divided into three cadastral zones: 8/1 Selvia, “Partizani” High School and “Tafajt” Street; 8/2 Medreseja, Pharmacy No. 10 and the Industrial Market; 8/3 the Industrial Market, the “Ajka” factory, the “Dinamo” plant and Bregu i Lumit.

Unit No. 9, meanwhile, recorded an increase of 112%, from €1,004 to €2,127 per square meter.

This unit is also divided into three cadastral zones: 9/1 Bar Piazza, the block along “Zogu I,” Barrikadave Street, “Fortuzi” Street and “Sulejman Pasha” Street up to “Mine Peza”; 9/2 the train station, the General Archives, the Mortgage Office and the Polytechnic; 9/3 “Don Bosko,” the Shoe Factory, Bregu i Lumit, the Polytechnic and “Siri Kodra” Street.

After the former Blloku area, Unit No. 10 remains one of the capital’s most expensive areas. Over seven years, the average price rose by 119%, from €1,150 to €2,515 per square meter. Unit No. 10 includes the following cadastral zones: 10/1 PTT, Telekom and the former Writers’ League; 10/2 “Myslym Shyri” Street, the Police Directorate and the Catholic Church; 10/3 the Embassy Block, the Prosecutor’s Office and Durrës Street.

Meanwhile, in Unit No. 11, prices rose by around 107%, from €740 per square meter to €1,530 per square meter. This unit includes the following cadastral zones: 11/1 Zogu i Zi and the former Party School; 11/2 Ferluti, the former Tirana Plant, FIAT and the descent toward Laprakë; 11/3 Laprakë, the Customs Directorate, the Military Hospital, Bregu i Lumit, Fushë Mëzes and Don Bosko. / Monitor