Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 11.7% cheaper than Tehran.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
|
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