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Cairo vs. Babol Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 32.6% more expensive than Babol.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 85.4% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 49.7% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Babol Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Babol	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 IRR126,338	$4.16 EGP197.67	+38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,506	$5.19 EGP247.09	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.38 EGP18.12	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 IRR39,776	$0.14 EGP6.83	-84.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Babol	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 IRR8,422	$0.60 EGP28.50	+199.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.94 IRR39,714	$1.88 EGP89.23	+98.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,064	$3.73 EGP177.34	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.07 IRR45,169	$1.45 EGP68.83	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,430	$2.06 EGP98.19	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,234	$0.74 EGP35.37	+81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 IRR24,655	$0.34 EGP15.94	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.28 EGP13.53	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 IRR10,417	$0.13 EGP6.00	-49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,249	$0.19 EGP8.95	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR8,507	$0.19 EGP8.86	-7.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Babol	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,729	$1.36 EGP64.79	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,021	$2.66 EGP126.51	-6.7%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 85.4% more for housing

	Babol	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.00 IRR168,450	$12.92 EGP614.39	+222.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$192.64 IRR8,112,648	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.07 IRR4,087,908	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.47 IRR483,055	$19.12 EGP909.77	+66.7%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 49.7% more for childcare

	Babol	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.00 IRR2,063,512	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+9.9%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Babol	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$1.45 EGP69.19	+123.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR45,622	$1.62 EGP76.86	+49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.74 IRR73,306	$2.08 EGP98.84	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.00 IRR421,125	$17.31 EGP823.61	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,169	$3.74 EGP177.90	+149.3%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Babol	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.81 IRR918,652	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-11.8%
Average			+22.8%

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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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