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Zanjan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Zanjan is 20.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Zanjan
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Zanjan
Transportation: pay 54.8% more in Zanjan
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Zanjan
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Zanjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Zanjan
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Zanjan

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

Zanjan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Zanjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.00 IRR126,338	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$3.00 IRR126,338	-42.2%
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			+140.3%

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Zanjan
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	$2.32 IRR97,784	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.11 IRR46,868	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.41 IRR59,430	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.41 IRR17,234	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.59 IRR24,833	+75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.38 IRR16,023	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.23 IRR9,551	+79.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.23 IRR9,837	+24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.23 IRR9,695	+23.6%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 54.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Zanjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$2.75 IRR115,729	+101.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$10.00 IRR421,125	+55.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$60,000.00 IRR2,526,750,000	+60.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$2.70 IRR113,704	+1.5%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Cairo	Zanjan
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	$256.67 IRR10,808,875	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$100.00 IRR4,211,250	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$12.05 IRR507,532	-37.0%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Zanjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	+33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-9.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Zanjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$0.65 IRR27,373	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$0.97 IRR40,709	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.00 IRR84,225	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$12.67 IRR533,425	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$1.50 IRR63,169	-59.9%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Zanjan
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	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+13.4%
Average			-11.1%

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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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