Cost of living comparison
Iran is 48.8% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iran instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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