Isfahan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.02M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 75% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8454th and 1701st ($523 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 25th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6375th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Ottawa

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	Isfahan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$19030

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800