Shkembi i Kavajes

The national currency is the lek (ALL). There are 92.90 lek to the US dollar (28 Apr 2007).

Notice that some Albanians write prices with an extra zero; they are not trying to charge you 10 times the going rate, merely using the old currency.

Hundreds of new ATMs have been installed in most major cities. Use the Visa ATM Locator to find them. The ATMs accept most international VISA and Mastercard Credit/Debit cards.