Mashhad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mashhad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$482	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$172	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$295	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$162	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 75% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8757th and 2370th ($482 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 64th 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 Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6229th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Montreal

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	Mashhad	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.4	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.53%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1140	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.32	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.91	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.01	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.2	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$629	$6432

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828