Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 43.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Albania, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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