Cairo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8926th and 6443rd ($424 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5583rd and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Cairo | Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Tehran
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi |  Golestan | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Ray | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Qods | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Qarchak | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Shahriar | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Pardis | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Andisheh | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Robat Karim | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Fardis | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Malard | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Karaj | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Mohammadshahr | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Varamin | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Kamal Shahr | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Nazarabad | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Amol | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Khak-e Ali | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Saveh | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Qom | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Qazvin | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Babol | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Sari | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Semnan | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Kashan | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Lahijan | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Arak | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Rasht | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Hamadan | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Malayer | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Zanjan | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Gorgan | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Borujerd | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Shahin Shahr | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Dorud | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Shahrud | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Khomeyni Shahr |