Delhi vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Delhi | Lucknow | |
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| 🚶 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 Delhi is 39% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8558th and 9042nd ($510 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 56th in India.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Ranked 9th vs 24th best cities to live in India, and 5071st vs 6090th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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 Delhi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Noida | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Ghaziabad | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Gurgaon | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Faridabad | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Sonipat | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Meerut | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Rohtak | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Bhiwani | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Aligarh | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Sambhal | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Alwar | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Mathura | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Moradabad | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Hisar | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Agra | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Dehradun | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bareilly | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Patiala | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Sikar | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jaipur | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Shimla | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Gwalior | |
| 305 km or 190 mi |  Bheemdatta | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Ajmer | |
| 382 km or 237 mi | Jhansi | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Bikaner | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kanpur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Amritsar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Kota | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Lucknow | |
| 423 km or 263 mi |  Lahore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Pathankot | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Okara | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Bhilwara |
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 |