Johannesburg vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$487
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.43M
3.38M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 174% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5069th and 8996th ($1079 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 5446th and 6126th 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
$9.91
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321