Bucharest vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$985
🏠 One person rent
$474
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
62
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 170% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5565th and 9042nd ($988 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 645th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1654

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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