Montreal vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$986
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.76M
418K

The cost of living in Montreal is 80% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5025th ($1954 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 60th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tirana

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Montreal Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$5212

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

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