Ottawa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2960
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	48
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.02M	389K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 70% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1668th and 4667th ($2133 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 123rd and 3290th 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	$16.4	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$6657

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1022
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$940
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$692
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$794
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$723
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$735
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$839
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$893
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1150
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$905
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$678
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1066
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1206
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$990
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1288
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$887
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1153
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$593
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1156
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1380
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1344
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1191
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$680
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$619
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$694
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1225
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$571
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1430
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1068
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$617
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1075
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1013