Alexandria vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$110
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
4.87M
26.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 30% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 9104th and 8582nd ($326 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.3 months in Delhi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6192nd and 4741st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Alexandria vs Delhi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Alexandria vs Delhi

Prices for goods and services in Alexandria and Delhi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Alexandria Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$1843

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355