Ottawa vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1374
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$143
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$233
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	57
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.56M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 320% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 1668th and 8660th ($2133 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 63rd in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Tabriz. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 123rd and 6439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tabriz

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	Ottawa	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$147
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$8.84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	22.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$4.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$0.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$37.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$67
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$681

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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