Alexandria vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$751
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$97.5
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	51	44
😀 Quality of life	57	34
🏙️ Population	5.36M	2.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 18% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 9023rd and 9171st ($366 vs $309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6205th and 8578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Gujranwala

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	Alexandria	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$10
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$54.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$35.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	13.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$7.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$21.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$956

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326