Bucharest vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$828
🏠 One person rent
$525
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 229% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4913th and 9112th ($1116 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 646th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$1151

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$320
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$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$383
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$279
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$290
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$367
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$298
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$276
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$273
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$329
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$345
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$388
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$301
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$304
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$290
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$293
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$328
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$350
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$372
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$437
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$293
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$489
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$296
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$514
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$260
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$320
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$427
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$270
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$297
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$388
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$334
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$248
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$293