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Ottawa vs. Shiraz Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 5.6 times more expensive than Shiraz.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 12.8 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 82.7% more in Ottawa

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Ottawa are more expensive than in Shiraz. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Shiraz Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Shiraz, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 IRR147,350	$17.96 CA$25.83	+413.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 IRR147,350	$10.78 CA$15.50	+207.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 IRR111,954	$2.17 CA$3.12	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 IRR33,744	$1.53 CA$2.20	+91.0%
Average			+173.4%

Shiraz vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 IRR18,665	$2.65 CA$3.81	+497.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.52 IRR63,906	$6.28 CA$9.03	+313.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,425	$9.92 CA$14.27	+265.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 IRR51,052	$3.31 CA$4.77	+173.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 IRR94,045	$5.89 CA$8.47	+163.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 IRR18,580	$1.93 CA$2.78	+338.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 IRR37,771	$0.64 CA$0.92	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 IRR21,062	$1.44 CA$2.07	+188.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,100	$1.69 CA$2.43	+603.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 IRR10,320	$1.20 CA$1.73	+390.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,476	$1.31 CA$1.88	+480.3%
Average			+307.7%

Shiraz vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8 times more for transportation

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.68 IRR113,025	$4.15 CA$5.97	+54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$2.36 IRR99,527	$92.50 CA$133.04	+3813.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$75,000.00 IRR3,157,500,000	$24,412.64 CA$35,109.04	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.87 IRR78,651	$18.80 CA$27.03	+906.1%
Average			+1176.6%

Shiraz vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.91 IRR585,668	$50.21 CA$72.22	+261.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.92 IRR11,489,908	$1,425.51 CA$2,050.10	+422.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.88 IRR7,867,645	$1,269.57 CA$1,825.83	+579.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.06 IRR1,139,214	$131.33 CA$188.88	+385.3%
Average			+412.0%

Shiraz vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.33 IRR6,455,333	$999.72 CA$1,437.75	+552.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,148.62 IRR90,456,942	$19,936.07 CA$28,671.06	+827.9%
Average			+690.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 IRR39,646	$5.75 CA$8.27	+510.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IRR73,632	$3.71 CA$5.34	+112.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 IRR88,410	$12.93 CA$18.60	+515.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.00 IRR631,500	$46.27 CA$66.54	+208.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR84,200	$10.78 CA$15.50	+438.9%
Average			+357.1%

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pay 82.7% more for clothing

	Shiraz	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.75 IRR999,875	$57.20 CA$82.26	+140.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.50 IRR947,250	$44.39 CA$63.84	+97.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00 IRR3,368,000	$97.78 CA$140.62	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 IRR2,736,500	$110.86 CA$159.43	+70.5%
Average			+82.7%

Shiraz vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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