Montreal vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$928
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.76M
8.69M

The cost of living in Montreal is 160% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2281st and 6811th ($1821 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 11th 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 30th and 5288th 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
$15.9
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$1883

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569