Cairo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$201
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$227
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
9.8M
8.69M

The cost of living in Cairo is 21% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8680th and 7642nd ($506 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tehran. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5610th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tehran

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Cairo Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488