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Shiraz vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 56.3% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% less in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 67.5% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 75.4% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 83.5% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.9% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Shiraz

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Shiraz.

Shiraz vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$5.00 IRR210,612	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$3.50 IRR147,429	-68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.42 IRR59,775	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.18 IRR49,781	-24.1%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 67.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$0.39 IRR16,316	-85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$1.64 IRR68,949	-72.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$2.36 IRR99,391	-72.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$1.24 IRR52,095	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$1.45 IRR61,198	-74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.40 IRR16,994	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.77 IRR32,394	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.42 IRR17,885	-73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.24 IRR10,190	-85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.24 IRR10,190	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.23 IRR9,787	-84.1%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$2.68 IRR113,086	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$2.36 IRR99,580	-97.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$75,000.00 IRR3,159,187,500	+206.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$1.90 IRR80,033	-87.2%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 75.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$19.27 IRR811,879	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$283.60 IRR11,945,941	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$205.21 IRR8,644,096	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$27.94 IRR1,176,981	-76.5%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$153.33 IRR6,458,783	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$2,148.62 IRR90,505,286	-86.4%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$0.70 IRR29,486	-87.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$0.98 IRR41,420	-73.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$2.30 IRR96,882	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$16.00 IRR673,960	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$2.00 IRR84,245	-81.5%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$26.25 IRR1,105,716	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$20.67 IRR870,532	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$72.33 IRR3,046,861	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$56.25 IRR2,369,391	-39.5%
Average			-38.4%

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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: December 2025

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