Edmonton vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$3052
🏠 One person rent	$996	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$1058
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$910
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	48
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	389K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 45% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2656th and 4610th ($1835 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 133rd and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$7688

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$687
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$772
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$727
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$738
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$849
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$897
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1078
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$891
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$770
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$663
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1053
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1207
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$930
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1092
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$591
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1265
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$880
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1123
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$587
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1093
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1362
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1306
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$675
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$610
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$718
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1267
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$581
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1415
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1048
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$620
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1098
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1030