Alexandria vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$985
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	62
😀 Quality of life	48	52
🏙️ Population	4.87M	3.38M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 14% less expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9165th and 9042nd ($316 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 56th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 6367th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Lucknow

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	Alexandria	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$1654

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292