Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 62.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Albania, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$8.56
€7.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.92
€2.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$31.61
€29.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$8.13
€7.55
|
|
pay 66.9% more for housing
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$508.64
€472.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$362.93
€337.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$242.86
€225.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$34.67
€32.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$4.98
€4.63
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Albania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$122.16
€113.44
|
|
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