Albania vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

Albania Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2133
🏠 One person rent
$339
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$752
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$9894
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
7.45
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
45
🌐 English speaking %
16%
26%
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
58
59
🏙️ Population
2.79M
622K

The average cost of living in Albania ($792) is 8% less expensive than in Montenegro ($861). Albania ranked 109th vs 99th for Montenegro in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Albania compared to 0.9 months in Montenegro. Ranked 67th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Albania and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Albania Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$70.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$2167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$1627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.14
$5.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3038
$6362

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Montenegro

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1008
418K
Kamez
$696
127K
Vlore
$665
131K
Fier
$561
121K
Durres
$741
113K
Shkoder
$690
112K
Elbasan
$682
78.7K
Korce
$738
51.2K
Sarande
$891
41K
Berat
$553
36.5K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$869
151K
Budva
$1162
19.2K
Plav
$744
13.8K
Ulcinj
$862
19.9K
Cetinje
$719
14K
Bar
$951
13.7K
Kotor
$907
12.6K
Mojkovac
$642
10.1K
Berane
$612
11.8K