Ottawa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1594
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	8.69M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 232% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1688th and 7691st ($2122 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 141st and 5219th 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	$15.2	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$2402

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$584
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$584
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$614
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$570
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$611
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$570
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$563
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$613
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$577
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$616
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$614
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$684
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$622
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$557
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$619
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$572
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$516
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$533
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$504
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$565
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$359
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$523
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$487
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$461
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$447
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$408
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$439
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$456
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$469
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$561
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466