Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 53.1% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.33
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.06
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.16
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 66.9% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.74
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.86
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$13.99
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.67
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.30
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.73
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.03
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.38
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.69
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.84
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.85
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$130.45
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$26.50
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$70.81
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$2,010.19
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,790.28
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$185.20
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,409.76
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$28,112.85
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.11
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.23
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$18.24
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$65.25
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$80.65
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$62.60
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$137.88
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$156.32
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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