Dubai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
62
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
3.38M

The cost of living in Dubai is 496% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1218th and 9021st ($2229 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 189th and 5989th 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
$9.9
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3600

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$301
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337