Bucharest vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$449	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$459
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	62
😀 Quality of life	77	55
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 157% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5593rd and 9021st ($961 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 68th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 703rd and 5989th 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	$9.66	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$3600

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337