Montreal vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$992	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in Montreal is 241% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2284th and 8262nd ($1928 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 38th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 11th and 6346th 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	$16.8	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$1920

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$547
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$523
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$541
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$489
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$487
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$545
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$465
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$492
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$479
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$545
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$565
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$500
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$481
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$823
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$707
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$556
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1309
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1037
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1192
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1109
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$931
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$546
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698