Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 58.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Tehran
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Tehran

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Tehran are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.82	$4.00 IRR168,400	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP234.11	$5.00 IRR210,500	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.63	$0.45 IRR19,110	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.09	$1.08 IRR45,676	+785.9%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.26	$0.53 IRR22,521	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.83	$1.83 IRR76,998	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.97	$2.32 IRR97,804	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.07	$1.26 IRR53,083	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.41	$1.84 IRR77,629	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.00	$0.46 IRR19,224	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.58	$0.70 IRR29,499	+200.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.91	$0.42 IRR17,768	+165.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.57	$0.32 IRR13,342	+64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.75	$0.24 IRR10,202	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.43	$0.26 IRR11,090	+38.9%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.44	$2.76 IRR116,045	+171.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP403.64	$10.00 IRR421,000	+23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	+148.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP124.12	$2.90 IRR122,090	+16.2%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP481.88	$6.79 IRR285,943	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	+134.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	+162.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP678.66	$11.89 IRR500,559	-12.9%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Cairo	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	+41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	-10.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.64	$0.80 IRR33,680	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.45	$1.51 IRR63,412	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.82	$2.50 IRR105,250	+36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP922.27	$19.23 IRR809,593	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP151.36	$1.50 IRR63,150	-50.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	-2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	+41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	+30.8%
Average			+6.5%

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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: June 2025

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