Alexandria vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	70
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	5.36M	888K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1079th ($366 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 928th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6205th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Alexandria	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908