Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Iran

Rasht vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Rasht is 19.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Rasht
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Rasht
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Rasht
Housing: pay 15.4% less in Rasht
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Rasht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Rasht
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Rasht

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

Rasht vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Rasht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP225.78	$3.80 IRR5M	-8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP282.23	$4.50 IRR6M	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.70	$0.47 IRR620K	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.81	$1.00 IRR1M	+596.0%
Average			+149.3%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Rasht
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP32.55	$0.50 IRR660K	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP101.92	$1.89 IRR2M	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP202.56	$2.31 IRR3M	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP78.62	$1.11 IRR1M	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP112.16	$1.18 IRR2M	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP40.40	$0.34 IRR454K	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP18.21	$0.59 IRR778K	+75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.45	$0.34 IRR449K	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.86	$0.21 IRR282K	+69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.23	$0.23 IRR298K	+20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.12	$0.22 IRR287K	+16.9%
Average			+2.6%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Rasht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP74.01	$2.75 IRR4M	+101.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP349.96	$11.00 IRR15M	+70.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$68,000.00 IRR90B	+81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP144.50	$2.45 IRR3M	-7.9%
Average			+61.6%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.4% less for housing

	Cairo	Rasht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP701.77	$4.67 IRR6M	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,599.39	$213.33 IRR281M	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,450.83	$203.33 IRR268M	+48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,039.15	$10.32 IRR14M	-46.0%
Average			-15.4%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Cairo	Rasht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP5,044.83	$83.90 IRR111M	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP120K	$2,011.10 IRR3B	-9.0%
Average			-9.3%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Rasht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP79.02	$0.65 IRR857K	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP87.79	$1.23 IRR2M	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP112.89	$1.65 IRR2M	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP940.74	$18.75 IRR25M	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP203.20	$1.00 IRR1M	-73.3%
Average			-33.0%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Rasht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,845.07	$16.00 IRR21M	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,465.97	$25.00 IRR33M	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,373.23	$110.00 IRR145M	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,346.42	$69.84 IRR92M	+13.4%
Average			-22.6%

Cairo vs. Rasht - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2026

Compare further: Cairo vs. Rasht

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Rasht?

More cost comparisons

Cairo vs.

Phnom Penh

Cairo vs.

Delhi

Cairo vs.

Mexico City

Cairo vs.

Dublin

Cairo vs.

Algiers

Cairo vs.

Athens

Cairo vs.

Manila

Cairo vs.

Rome

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Egypt vs. Iran. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Egypt and Iran.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cairo

Add prices for Rasht

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Rasht or Cairo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.