Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$928
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.76M
418K

The cost of living in Montreal is 82% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2281st and 5302nd ($1821 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 30th and 3974th 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
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$4444

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009