Dubai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$789
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
3.94M
3.38M

The cost of living in Dubai is 658% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 947th and 9120th ($2470 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 184th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Lucknow

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Dubai Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.65
🥤 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
$2083
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287