Edinburgh vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$826
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$115
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$195
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$139
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	488K	3.38M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 586% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1221st and 9109th ($2331 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 80th in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 77th and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lucknow

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	Edinburgh	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$982

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892

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