Ottawa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
1.02M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 181% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1290th and 6443rd ($2236 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 167th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tehran

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Ottawa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$1838

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564