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Cairo vs. Kermanshah Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 3.4 times more expensive than Kermanshah.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 63.2% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Cairo
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 8.9 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Cairo

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Cairo are more expensive than in Kermanshah. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Kermanshah Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 IRR147,394	$4.16 EGP197.67	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.66 IRR154,324	$5.19 EGP247.09	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 IRR36,249	$0.38 EGP18.12	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 IRR20,701	$0.14 EGP6.83	-70.8%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 63.2% more for groceries

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.11 IRR4,843	$0.60 EGP28.50	+420.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.08 IRR45,587	$1.88 EGP89.23	+73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.55 IRR107,338	$3.73 EGP177.34	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.94 IRR39,642	$1.45 EGP68.83	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.03 IRR43,170	$2.06 EGP98.19	+101.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,562	$0.74 EGP35.37	+130.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IRR25,501	$0.34 EGP15.94	-44.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.35 IRR14,613	$0.28 EGP13.53	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR9,455	$0.13 EGP6.00	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,124	$0.19 EGP8.95	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 IRR8,118	$0.19 EGP8.86	-3.3%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.57 IRR23,912	$1.36 EGP64.79	+139.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 IRR126,338	$6.44 EGP306.39	+114.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$79,298.00 IRR3,339,437,025	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$0.63 IRR26,531	$2.66 EGP126.51	+322.1%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.28 IRR517,142	$12.92 EGP614.39	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$690.87 IRR29,094,380	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.02 IRR17,772,472	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$0.93 IRR39,288	$19.12 EGP909.77	+1949.9%
Average			+454.6%

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pay 8.9 times more for childcare

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$12.28 IRR517,142	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+656.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$216.00 IRR9,096,300	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+923.5%
Average			+789.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.35 IRR56,852	$1.45 EGP69.19	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.71 IRR30,056	$1.62 EGP76.86	+126.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.64 IRR26,952	$2.08 EGP98.84	+224.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.29 IRR812,350	$17.31 EGP823.61	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.87 IRR36,638	$3.74 EGP177.90	+329.9%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kermanshah	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.03 IRR590,838	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+142.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.35 IRR520,089	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+267.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.61 IRR2,889,339	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+71.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.82 IRR1,255,795	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+106.5%
Average			+146.8%

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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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