Cairo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$189
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
49
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cairo is 15% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8247th ($473 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 5895th and 6229th 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
$4.18
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$2133

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719