How Much To Budget For Life In Saranda, Albania As A Retired Expat | WarrenJulieTravel.com

thank you Both so much for this blog .. we are looking forward to coming in 3 weeks to Tirana an Saranda… hopefully staying for a couple of months . ❤

Great video!!

Thankyou for sharing your life with us 😊.

Love the dogs! So good at the groomers

Hello Albert and Gina! I miss those guys. Great couple great restaurant! I use a Schwab card that reimburses all ATM fees. Prices have def gone up in Saranda but still very affordable compared to big city life in USA. Sorry to hear about your car but like I experienced there are always people to help you!

Thanks for this video. I'm thinking of settling in Albania (or at least living t here for a third of the year) so this video was insightful. There's a few differences with me and you both though. Firstly, I have no pets. Second, I'm a solo traveller (so would like a perspective on potential for dating there). And lastly, I'd probably live there in a camper van and explore the country that way. As long as I have internet for my businesses, I'm good to go. So thanks to StarLink for being able to hook up wherever I am in the world. Great video! Thanks again.

That was a real good video showing how. Dealing with a car issue is just like anywhere else in the world.

How hard is it to slow travel with a couple of dogs in tow? We are nearing retirement as well and just adopted a couple of shelter dogs. We fear we have tied ourselves to staying put in the States, but after watching your video, you have given us hope.

Excellent & interesting breakdown (the finances, not the car...condolences on the latter!) & insight into your fun travels, thanks a bunch! Ironically, in our own preps, I had known about Sapphire & got that awhile back, but struggled to find a suitable multi-denominational solution & eventually stumbled upon Wise...been running it through all the pre-travel tests & like it, wish I had found y'all & the info/link on that months ago! Safe travels & keep up the outstanding videos 🌍

Albania looks so interesting! The prices seem reasonable, neither expensive nor cheap. The problem for me is, when I add international medical insurance, virtual mail service and other "travel" expenses, my cost of living exceeds what I pay in the US (Chicago). From a purely financial comparison, it's becoming harder to find other countries where I could live for the same or less than I do in America.

Excellent video. Lucky Abby didn't really die but still, not a pleasant experience.

Another very affordable month. 👍💪💰 Glad to hear the new clutch and repair was reasonable. Do you know or think Albania offers a similar way to register and operate a vehicle like you are doing in Bulgaria? Thanks for sharing as always 😊

Snow and Curt, JP&A plus yall are ALL in Albania at the same time! Crazypants!

Unfortunately it seems that Albania gives people less for more... The nature is beautiful and the people are great, but costs are extremely disproportionate to quality and variety of goods (overall -- there are definite exceptions to this)

Crazy cheap for clutch taxi might b reasonable as gas prices are through the roof

Have you started to learn Albanian? Is this somewhere where you plan to stay often? I know you have mentioned before that it's part of the shuffle.

The groceries don’t sound much less expensive than in the U.S. maybe it really does depend what markets you choose.

Since you are familiar with insurance, would it be more affordable to have personal insurance through a company rather than Medicare at old age. The thought of having to go back to the United States just for a procedure or my basic wellness seems costly since there are so many quality healthcare options abroad.

Out of curiosity, how did you find the tow while stranded on the side of the road?

You recommend cards that dont refund ATM fees?