Cairo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$201
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
47
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cairo is 11% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8680th and 8262nd ($506 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5610th and 6346th 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
$4.85
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698