Ottawa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.69M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 234% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1668th and 7642nd ($2133 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 123rd and 5345th 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	$16.4	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$592
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$591
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$631
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$586
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$627
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$583
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$575
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$629
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$639
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$631
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$696
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$571
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$595
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$531
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$455
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$586
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$635
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$516
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$494
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$461
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$428
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$460
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$425
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$659
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$499
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$563
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488