Quebec City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$826	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	549K	418K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 26% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4511th ($1632 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 300th and 3035th 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	$15.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$5765

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

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