Cairo vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$193
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
62
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.38M

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8130th and 9021st ($549 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 68th 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 Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 5556th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lucknow

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Cairo Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$3600

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$301
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337