Quebec City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$840	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	44
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	549K	418K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 66% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2827th and 5302nd ($1658 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 204th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Quebec City vs Tirana infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/quebec/tirana.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Quebec City vs Tirana infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/quebec/tirana" target="_blank">Quebec City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Quebec City vs Tirana

Prices for goods and services in Quebec City and Tirana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Quebec City	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$4444

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

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