Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 33.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Canada, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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