Quebec City vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$1594
🏠 One person rent	$829	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	96
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	574K	8.69M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 158% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3402nd and 7691st ($1648 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 327th and 5219th 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	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$2402

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

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