Chennai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chennai | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chennai is 17% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8897th and 9042nd ($430 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 56th in India.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Ranked 4th vs 24th best cities to live in India, and 4021st vs 6090th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chennai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 111 km or 69 mi |  Tirupati | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Vellore | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Chittoor | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Nellore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kadapa | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Proddatur | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ongole | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Salem | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bangalore | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Chirala | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Hindupur | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Nandyal | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Anantapur | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Erode | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Tumkur | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Tenali | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Machilipatnam | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Guntur | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Vijayawada | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kurnool | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dindigul | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mysore | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Eluru | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Madurai | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Nalgonda | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Rajahmundry | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Khammam | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Mahbubnagar | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Kakinada | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Hospet | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Davanagere | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Malappuram |
Cities near Lucknow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 74 km or 46 mi | Kanpur | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Allahabad | |
| 207 km or 129 mi |  Dhangadhi | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Bareilly | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Varanasi | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Gwalior | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Jhansi | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Agra | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Satna | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Sambhal | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Aligarh | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Moradabad | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Mathura | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Pokhara | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Birgunj | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Meerut | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Faridabad | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Ghaziabad | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Noida | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Hetauda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Delhi | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Jabalpur | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Gurgaon | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Alwar | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Patna | |
| 443 km or 276 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Sonipat | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Gaya | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Dehradun | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Vidisha | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Rohtak | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Janakpur |