Quebec City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$919	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	44
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	549K	418K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 65% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2544th and 5025th ($1791 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 316th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tirana

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	Quebec City	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$5212

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

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