Mashhad vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 75% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8574th and 1701st ($508 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 25th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6227th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Ottawa

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	Mashhad	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.82
🥤 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	$194	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$19030

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

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