Karaj vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karaj	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$696	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1558	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$397	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$242	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.8M

The cost of living in Karaj is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7267th and 2284th ($696 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5965th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Montreal

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	Karaj	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.73	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.4	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.27	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.67%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$540	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.86	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$833	$5550

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$639
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$629
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$631
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$631
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$627
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$595
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$639
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$592
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$591
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$586
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$583
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$571
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$586
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$512
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$455
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$531
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$372
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$494
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$461
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$635
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$535
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$542
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$425
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$428
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$460
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$499
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$659
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$546

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805