Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$992
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.8M
389K

The cost of living in Montreal is 54% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2284th and 4667th ($1928 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 11th and 3290th 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
$16.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$6657

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013