Canada vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$29.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$4466
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
23
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
12%
🎓 Higher education
99
79
😀 Quality of life
87
32
🏙️ Population
37M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 215% more expensive than in Iran ($628). Canada ranked 15th vs 159th for Iran in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 17th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Iran

We calculate prices for Canada and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 102 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$14.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$21.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
23.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$20.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$1347

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in Canada vs Iran

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$788
8.69M
Mashhad
$508
3M
Ahvaz
$597
1.18M
Isfahan
$523
1.96M
Karaj
$736
1.59M
Tabriz
$658
1.56M
Shiraz
$589
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Qom
$488
1.2M
Kashan
$562
304K
Arak
$455
521K
Qazvin
$618
403K
Zanjan
$466
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Ardabil
$827
529K
Rasht
$534
680K
Yazd
$573
530K
Kerman
$464
538K
Hamadan
$443
554K
Eslamshahr
$700
448K
Sari
$658
310K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Khorramabad
$554
373K
Abadan
$547
231K
Bandar Abbas
$634
527K
Ilam
$659
194K
Shahriar
$698
310K
Qods
$698
310K
Babol
$458
250K
Malard
$693
281K