Quebec City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$3052
🏠 One person rent	$829	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1058
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$910
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	48
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	574K	389K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 30% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4610th ($1648 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Albania, respectively. Check Canada vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 327th and 2811th 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	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$7688

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$687
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$772
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$727
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$738
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$849
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$897
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1078
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$891
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$770
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$663
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1053
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1207
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$930
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1092
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$591
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1265
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$880
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1123
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$587
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1093
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1362
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1306
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$675
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$610
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$718
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1267
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$581
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1415
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1048
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$620
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1098
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1030