Ottawa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.02M	418K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 62% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1744th and 4511th ($2096 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 129th and 3035th 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	$16.1	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$5765

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1041
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$945
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$673
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$764
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$701
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$697
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$819
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$887
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1115
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$857
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$720
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1047
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1195
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$967
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1111
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1261
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$849
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1122
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$572
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1107
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1349
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1332
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$595
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1238
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1539
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$557
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1392
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1040
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$575
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1045
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$973