Montreal vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1374
🏠 One person rent	$992	$143
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.56M

The cost of living in Montreal is 279% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 2284th and 8660th ($1928 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 63rd 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 0.5 months in Tabriz. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 11th and 6439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tabriz

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	Montreal	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$147
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$8.84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	22.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$4.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$0.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$37.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$67
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$681

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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 Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$489
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$550
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$503
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$953
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$404
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$959
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$494
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$813
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$413
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$498
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$566
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$495
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$565
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$425
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$562
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$568
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1046
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$631
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1148
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$562
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1057
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$511
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$488
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$631
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1033
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$981
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$461
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$643
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$434
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$616
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$560
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$648
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$502
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$585