Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 63.8% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 17.5% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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