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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers in Tirana.
- Air quality: In some places, the level of air cleanliness in Tirana is assessed as poor or mediocre.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Tirana to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
- Safety: In general, the situation in Tirana is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, Tirana does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
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Level of happiness: Low level of satisfaction and fatigue from life in the current conditions.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Tirana has very low salaries as low as $340 a month.
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Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Tirana directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
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Nightlife: Tirana has a small number of pubs and nightclubs, but the existing ones are characterized by a high-quality level of service and reasonable prices.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1300.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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LGBTQ friendly: The attitude towards the LGBT community by the majority of citizens of Tirana is fine.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Healthcare: Healthcare system is very good and continues to develop at a rapid pace.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
