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Qazvin vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Qazvin is 18.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Qazvin
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Qazvin
Transportation: pay 80.9% more in Qazvin
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Qazvin
Childcare: pay 66.9% less in Qazvin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Qazvin
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Qazvin

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

Qazvin vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Qazvin
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	$3.50 IRR147,394	-32.6%
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	$1.02 IRR42,822	+607.8%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Cairo	Qazvin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.42 IRR17,563	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.25 IRR52,689	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$2.35 IRR99,064	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$0.90 IRR38,070	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$0.95 IRR40,158	-53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.33 IRR13,832	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.67 IRR28,237	+100.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.36 IRR15,105	+26.1%
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			+5.3%

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pay 80.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Qazvin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$2.75 IRR115,729	+101.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$20.00 IRR842,250	+210.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$42,500.00 IRR1,789,781,250	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$2.60 IRR109,492	-2.2%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Qazvin
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	$403.33 IRR16,985,375	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$280.00 IRR11,791,500	+104.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$12.05 IRR507,532	-37.0%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 66.9% less for childcare

	Cairo	Qazvin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$30.00 IRR1,263,375	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$750.00 IRR31,584,375	-66.1%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Qazvin
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	$1.75 IRR73,697	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$12.25 IRR515,878	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$1.00 IRR42,112	-73.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Qazvin
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	$27.50 IRR1,158,094	-39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$100.00 IRR4,211,250	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	-18.8%
Average			-24.6%

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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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