Quebec City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$919	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	86	60
🏙️ Population	549K	8.69M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 125% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2544th and 6443rd ($1791 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 316th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tehran

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	Quebec City	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$1838

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

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