"The Alps" covers a lot of ground. Much of that ground gets expensive, but there are often cheaper options--camping, some hostels, a few cheaper hotels and roadhouses. Guess it also depends on what you consider "cheap."
Riding until interrupted by dark (or blizzards), then looking for a bed on an emergency basis, I paid as much as 100 euros a few times. But I'm a notoriously bad planner. If you want to save money, you'll do a better job of it than that. And far more often I rolled into little villages in France, Italy or especially Slovenia and down through the various Slavic republics and found pubs renting rooms for 30 euros or less. That was off-season and four or five years ago, but I don't imagine there's been much inflationary pressure since then.
I never saw anything remotely affordable in Monaco (or the other wee little principalities) or Switzerland, but maybe I should've looked harder. Remember that "the Alps" extend all the way down through Albania, so greater specificity in questions will probably pay off in the form of useful answers.
Hope that's helpful.
Mark
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