Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$969
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.8M
418K

The cost of living in Montreal is 47% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2306th and 4511th ($1903 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 46th and 3035th 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
$16.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$5765

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973