Dubai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$826
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
3.94M
3.38M

The cost of living in Dubai is 612% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1039th and 9109th ($2420 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.1 months in Lucknow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 203rd and 5852nd 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
$10.2
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.67
 Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$982

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284