Johannesburg vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Lucknow | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 219% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5031st and 9112th ($1082 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 85th in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 5648th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Johannesburg vs Lucknow
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| Johannesburg | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Lucknow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Kanpur | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Allahabad | |
| 207 km or 129 mi |  Dhangadhi | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Bareilly | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Varanasi | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Gwalior | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Jhansi | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Agra | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Satna | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Sambhal | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Aligarh | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Moradabad | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Mathura | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Pokhara | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Birgunj | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Meerut | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Faridabad | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Ghaziabad | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Noida | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Hetauda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Delhi | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Jabalpur | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Gurgaon | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Alwar | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Patna | |
| 443 km or 276 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Sonipat | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Gaya | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Dehradun | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Vidisha | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Rohtak | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Janakpur |