Budapest vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$985
🏠 One person rent
$553
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$441
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.38M

The cost of living in Budapest is 203% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4777th and 9042nd ($1109 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 618th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lucknow

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Budapest Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$1654

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Lucknow

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