Albania vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1023
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2406
$2648
🏠 One person rent
$471
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$989
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$12935
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
16%
26%
🎓 Higher education
44
62
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
2.81M
617K

The average cost of living in Albania ($1023) is 9% less expensive than in Montenegro ($1121). Albania ranked 89th vs 77th 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 0.7 months in Albania compared to 0.9 months in Montenegro. Ranked 60th and 58th 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
$10.2
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$886
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2548
$2788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$2126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$9.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.31
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.54
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.86
$6.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4655
$8946

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1290
418K
Durres
$821
113K
Kamez
$1042
127K
Vlore
$865
131K
Elbasan
$692
78.7K
Shkoder
$815
76K
Fier
$697
55.8K
Korce
$852
43.3K
Berat
$863
36.5K
Sarande
$1122
22.6K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1103
151K
Ulcinj
$1134
19.9K
Cetinje
$961
14K
Budva
$1270
13.3K
Plav
$1183
13.8K
Bar
$1146
13.7K
Berane
$1226
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1181
3.59K
Kotor
$1294
961