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Cairo vs. Ahwaz Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 18.4% more expensive than Ahwaz.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 53.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Cairo

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Cairo are more expensive than in Ahwaz. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Cairo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Ahwaz Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Ahwaz, you would:

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 IRR84,225	$4.16 EGP197.67	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.75 IRR157,922	$5.19 EGP247.09	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 IRR85,196	$0.38 EGP18.12	-81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 IRR50,351	$0.14 EGP6.83	-88.0%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 IRR25,268	$0.60 EGP28.50	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.03 IRR85,629	$1.88 EGP89.23	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 IRR136,789	$3.73 EGP177.34	+14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.27 IRR53,679	$1.45 EGP68.83	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 IRR70,677	$2.06 EGP98.19	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR15,918	$0.74 EGP35.37	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 IRR27,379	$0.34 EGP15.94	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 IRR15,282	$0.28 EGP13.53	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,824	$0.13 EGP6.00	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,824	$0.19 EGP8.95	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,188	$0.19 EGP8.86	-23.0%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 53.5% less for transportation

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.36 EGP64.79
Monthly public transit pass	$13.10 IRR551,674	$6.44 EGP306.39	-50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$119,838.29 IRR5,046,689,988	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-68.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 IRR189,506	$2.66 EGP126.51	-40.9%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.00 IRR294,788	$12.92 EGP614.39	+84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.67 IRR13,335,625	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.00 IRR9,475,312	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.71 IRR450,851	$19.12 EGP909.77	+78.6%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.22 IRR4,473,283	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$625.00 IRR26,320,312	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+253.7%
Average			+120.5%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 IRR35,796	$1.45 EGP69.19	+71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR49,131	$1.62 EGP76.86	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.20 IRR92,648	$2.08 EGP98.84	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.17 IRR765,044	$17.31 EGP823.61	-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 IRR50,535	$3.74 EGP177.90	+211.7%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Ahwaz	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.00 IRR2,231,962	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.67 IRR1,965,250	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.67 IRR4,070,875	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.33 IRR4,351,625	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-40.4%
Average			-14.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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