Montreal vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$969	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	1.8M	8.69M

The cost of living in Montreal is 178% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2306th and 7204th ($1903 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 6th 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 Tehran. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 46th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tehran

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	Montreal	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$2007

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488