Albania vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$469
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$3044
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$54340
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
75
🌐 English speaking %
16%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
2.38M
41.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 48% less expensive than in Canada ($2005). Albania ranked 91st vs 21st for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Albania compared to 1.5 months in Canada. Ranked 61st and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Canada

We calculate prices for Albania and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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 Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.96
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$66.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$5101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$4393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$9.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$75.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$759
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$14602

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Canada

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K