Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$940
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$698
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.8M
418K

The cost of living in Montreal is 83% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2225th and 5400th ($1857 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 51st and 3525th 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
$15.9
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$5391

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MontrealTirana

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027