Cairo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$193
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
50
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cairo is 9% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8130th and 7596th ($549 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5556th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shiraz

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Cairo Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698