Ottawa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.02M
8.69M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 207% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1744th and 7204th ($2096 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 129th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$2007

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

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