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Kermanshah vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kermanshah is 6.7% cheaper than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Kermanshah
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Kermanshah
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Kermanshah
Housing: pay 82.9% more in Kermanshah
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Kermanshah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Kermanshah
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Kermanshah

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

Kermanshah vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.50 IRR147,394	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$3.66 IRR154,324	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.86 IRR36,249	+126.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.49 IRR20,701	+242.1%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.11 IRR4,843	-80.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.08 IRR45,587	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$2.55 IRR107,338	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$0.94 IRR39,642	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.03 IRR43,170	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.32 IRR13,562	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.61 IRR25,501	+80.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.35 IRR14,613	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.22 IRR9,455	+78.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.24 IRR10,124	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.19 IRR8,118	+3.5%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$0.57 IRR23,912	-58.3%
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	$79,298.00 IRR3,339,437,025	+112.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$0.63 IRR26,531	-76.3%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 82.9% more for housing

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$12.28 IRR517,142	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$690.87 IRR29,094,380	+223.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$422.02 IRR17,772,472	+207.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$0.93 IRR39,288	-95.1%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$12.28 IRR517,142	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$216.00 IRR9,096,300	-90.2%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.35 IRR56,852	-7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$0.71 IRR30,056	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$0.64 IRR26,952	-69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$19.29 IRR812,350	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$0.87 IRR36,638	-76.7%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Kermanshah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$14.03 IRR590,838	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$12.35 IRR520,089	-72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$68.61 IRR2,889,339	-41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$29.82 IRR1,255,795	-51.6%
Average			-56.1%

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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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