Islamabad vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$826
🏠 One person rent
$213
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
50
61
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.38M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 37% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8843rd and 9109th ($464 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6696th and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Lucknow

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Islamabad Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$982

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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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