Mashhad vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mashhad	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$250	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 77% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8726th and 1668th ($498 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 27th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6291st and 123rd 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	$2.99	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$238	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.43	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.68%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.66	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.98	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.5	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$627	$17337

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$501
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$501
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$510
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1763
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1806
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$487
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1640
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1769
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$532
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$589
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$466
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$563
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$659
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1709
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$457
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$535
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$436
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$635
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$561
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1755
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$513
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$531
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$467
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$468
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$565
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$583
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$571
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$586
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$592
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$591
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$639

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