Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Canada instead of Albania, you would:
pay 64.8% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL782
|
$16.37
CA$23.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
$10.01
CA$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL155
|
$2.00
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.62
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$2.48
CA$3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL494
|
$5.30
CA$7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL673
|
$8.04
CA$11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
$3.39
CA$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL291
|
$5.12
CA$7.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.79
CA$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.60
CA$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.74
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.16
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.14
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL730
|
$4.35
CA$6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
$65.88
CA$93.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,963.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
$16.33
CA$23.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
$60.95
CA$86.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,737.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,586.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
$115.39
CA$164.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
$729.99
CA$1,039.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,111.23
|
|
pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL243
|
$5.20
CA$7.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL166
|
$3.58
CA$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
$12.91
CA$18.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
$42.97
CA$61.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL714
|
$10.95
CA$15.59
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Albania
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
$53.89
CA$76.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
$39.01
CA$55.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
$84.94
CA$120.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
$102.12
CA$145.40
|
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