Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 58.1% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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