Ahmedabad vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$926
🏠 One person rent
$578
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$252
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
59
😀 Quality of life
54
54
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.38M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 132% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6097th and 8956th ($832 vs $359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.4 months in Lucknow. Ranked 22nd vs 24th best cities to live in India, and 5982nd vs 6017th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Lucknow

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Ahmedabad Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$70.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$8.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
8.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$49.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$1292

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$428
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$528
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$345
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$283
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$353
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$349
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$370
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$331
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$427
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$387
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$410
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$341
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$332
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$282
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$381
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$269
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$341
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$308
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$319
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$385
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$406
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$438
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$339
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$468
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$297
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$485
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$317
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$334
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$413
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$347
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$435
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$410
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$280
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$377
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$304
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$330
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$393
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$320