Ottawa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.02M	418K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 102% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1701st and 5400th ($2055 vs $1015) 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 162nd and 3525th 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	$16	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$5391

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

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