Delhi vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$210
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$419
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
62
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
26.5M
3.38M

The cost of living in Delhi is 28% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8647th and 8996th ($505 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 43rd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Ranked 5th vs 26th best cities to live in India, and 4744th vs 6126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Lucknow

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Delhi Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$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
$243
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$1788

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

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