Montreal vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$969	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in Montreal is 244% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2306th and 8247th ($1903 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 41st in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 46th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shiraz

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	Montreal	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$2133

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719