Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 89.8% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL84
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL602
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL785
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,974,345
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,496
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,588
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,058
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,397
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,880
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,294
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,613
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL324
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,829
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,942
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,619
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,921
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,117
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
|
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