Karaj vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karaj	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$696	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1558	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.4	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$242	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	75	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.02M

The cost of living in Karaj is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7267th and 1668th ($696 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5965th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Ottawa

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	Karaj	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.73	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.4	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.27	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.67%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$540	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.86	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$833	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891