Cost of living comparison
Iran is 50.4% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iran instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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