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Hamadan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hamadan is 5.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Hamadan
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Hamadan
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Hamadan
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Hamadan
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Hamadan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Hamadan
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Hamadan

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

Hamadan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hamadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.80 IRR160,028	-8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$3.44 IRR144,915	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.47 IRR19,798	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.00 IRR42,112	+596.0%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Hamadan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.54 IRR22,591	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.89 IRR79,438	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$2.35 IRR99,064	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$0.98 IRR41,451	-32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.39 IRR58,337	-32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.41 IRR17,234	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.68 IRR28,724	+103.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.38 IRR16,023	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.29 IRR12,056	+126.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.24 IRR10,249	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.23 IRR9,695	+23.6%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Hamadan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.14 IRR47,824	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$3.00 IRR126,338	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$2.85 IRR120,021	+7.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Cairo	Hamadan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$5.76 IRR242,422	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$201.19 IRR8,472,789	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$146.54 IRR6,171,146	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$12.05 IRR507,532	-37.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Cairo	Hamadan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$68.71 IRR2,893,474	-26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$250.00 IRR10,528,125	-88.7%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hamadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$0.65 IRR27,373	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.23 IRR51,918	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$1.50 IRR63,169	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$20.60 IRR867,465	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$1.50 IRR63,169	-59.9%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hamadan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$82.79 IRR3,486,546	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+13.4%
Average			-18.5%

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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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