Alexandria vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$103
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
56
49
🏙️ Population
5.36M
11.1M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 7% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8976th and 8919th ($400 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6248th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Lahore

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Alexandria Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1393

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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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323