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Esfahan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Esfahan is 14.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Esfahan
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Esfahan
Transportation: pay 83.6% more in Esfahan
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Esfahan
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Esfahan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Esfahan
Clothing: pay 39.7% less in Esfahan

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

Esfahan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Esfahan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.00 IRR126,338	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$3.00 IRR126,338	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.50 IRR21,256	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.96 IRR40,228	+564.9%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Esfahan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.44 IRR18,600	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.41 IRR59,379	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$1.89 IRR79,707	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.49 IRR62,748	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.13 IRR47,755	-45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.30 IRR12,575	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.61 IRR25,597	+81.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.47 IRR19,739	+64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.26 IRR10,984	+106.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.26 IRR11,079	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.23 IRR9,551	+21.7%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 83.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Esfahan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$3.30 IRR138,827	+142.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$13.10 IRR551,674	+103.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$67,338.29 IRR2,835,783,738	+80.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$2.90 IRR122,126	+9.0%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Cairo	Esfahan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$7.50 IRR315,844	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$285.50 IRR12,023,119	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$194.40 IRR8,186,670	+41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$11.47 IRR483,055	-40.0%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Cairo	Esfahan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$71.67 IRR3,018,062	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$588.00 IRR24,762,150	-73.4%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Esfahan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.00 IRR42,112	-31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$0.76 IRR32,006	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.10 IRR88,436	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$13.58 IRR572,028	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$1.10 IRR46,324	-70.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 39.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Esfahan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$18.40 IRR774,870	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$24.17 IRR1,017,719	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$86.00 IRR3,621,675	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$37.20 IRR1,566,585	-39.6%
Average			-39.7%

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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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