Alexandria vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$103
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
5.36M
26.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 21% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8976th and 8668th ($400 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 6248th and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Delhi

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Alexandria Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331