Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 42.5% cheaper than Iran.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iran, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Iran
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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