Cost of living comparison
Albania is 14.9% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Albania instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.77
|
$8.37
ALL782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.66
ALL155
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.82
|
$5.29
ALL494
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.93
|
$7.20
ALL673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.04
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.81
|
$7.81
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.19
|
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.23
|
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€658.34
|
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€510.66
|
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€366.75
|
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.58
|
$2.60
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.15
|
$1.77
ALL166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.03
|
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.22
|
$7.64
ALL714
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€155.56
|
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
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