Cairo vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$789
🏠 One person rent
$190
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
63
😀 Quality of life
63
59
🏙️ Population
9.8M
3.38M

The cost of living in Cairo is 48% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8753rd and 9120th ($483 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 5501st and 5952nd 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
$4.87
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287