Ottawa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.02M
418K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 117% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1355th and 5302nd ($2170 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 117th and 3974th 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
$18.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

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