Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$984
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
389K

The cost of living in Montreal is 50% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2370th and 4610th ($1901 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 49th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tirana

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Montreal Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

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