Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 10.1% cheaper than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Albania

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Albania.

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Albania vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Montenegro, you would:

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$9.26 ALL752	-17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$8.38 ALL680	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.93 ALL157	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.87 ALL71	-42.3%
Average			-18.7%

Montenegro vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$1.04 ALL84	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$5.44 ALL442	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$7.68 ALL624	+67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$3.12 ALL254	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$3.48 ALL283	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$0.72 ALL58	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.06 ALL86	+43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.76 ALL61	+11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.70 ALL57	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$0.46 ALL37	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$0.52 ALL42	+4.2%
Average			+10.3%

Montenegro vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Montenegro	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$8.37 ALL679	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$19.20 ALL1,559	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$29.52 ALL2,397	+200.8%
Average			+4.5%

Montenegro vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Montenegro	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$16.78 ALL1,363	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$559.99 ALL45,481	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$345.46 ALL28,057	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$58.30 ALL4,735	-41.8%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Montenegro	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$196.72 ALL15,977	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-31.1%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$2.71 ALL220	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$1.97 ALL160	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$4.42 ALL359	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$53.63 ALL4,356	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$8.11 ALL659	+32.9%
Average			+6.4%

Montenegro vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Montenegro	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$56.21 ALL4,566	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$43.02 ALL3,494	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$100.53 ALL8,165	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$132.41 ALL10,754	+20.1%
Average			+1.8%

Montenegro vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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