Chennai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$159
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
62
😀 Quality of life
66
51
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.38M

The cost of living in Chennai is 10% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8907th and 8996th ($433 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 43rd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Ranked 2nd vs 26th best cities to live in India, and 4094th vs 6126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Lucknow

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Chennai Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321