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Why do you think so? I think the explosive that is needed for shooting the projectile far must have a lot of energy in it and energy is always expensive. Then there's the issue of its physical characteristics versus a missile. I mean things like speed, impact on the target, etc.
I think the main issue here is to study the feasibility of this economic wise.
I can't give a figure with regards to the cost of the propellant, that information has not been made openly available (as far as I can see). But I cannot imagine it would be anywhere near enough to push the long term cost of these systems to the level of missiles. I am considering these long range cannon as a low tier system for Iran so it can economically do the jobs that we would normally perhaps use the more expensive missile alternative. But obviously all this is hypothetical.