Cost of living comparison
Iran is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iran instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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