Glasgow vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	626K	3.38M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 548% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1708th and 9120th ($2114 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 85th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 39th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lucknow

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	Glasgow	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$975

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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