Ottawa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	44
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	1.02M	418K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 106% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1290th and 5025th ($2236 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 167th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tirana

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	Ottawa	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$5212

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$936
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$787
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$676
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$808
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$657
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$645
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$852
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$902
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1059
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$792
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$641
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$685
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1035
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1191
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$895
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1053
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$545
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1146
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$785
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$956
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$549
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1046
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1239
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1244
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$589
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$595
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$661
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1161
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$521
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1280
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1036
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$571
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1094
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1050