Bucharest vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$789
🏠 One person rent
$562
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
84
59
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 252% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4877th and 9120th ($1148 vs $326) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 482nd and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Lucknow

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Bucharest Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$975

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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