Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 41.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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