Cairo vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$985
🏠 One person rent
$154
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
62
😀 Quality of life
58
52
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.38M

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8923rd and 9042nd ($417 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 5545th and 6090th 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
$3.9
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$1654

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$315
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$314
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$384
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$297
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$288
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$370
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$300
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$329
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$308
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$328
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$368
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$353
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$296
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$307
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$283
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$309
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$391
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$321
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$342
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$368
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$386
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$425
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$294
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$510
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$278
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$536
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$289
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$316
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$341
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$349
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$419
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$274
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$299
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$372
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$283
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$331
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$265
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$292