Kathmandu vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$789
🏠 One person rent
$134
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
63
😀 Quality of life
47
59
🏙️ Population
846K
3.38M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 30% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8916th and 9120th ($424 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6934th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Lucknow

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Kathmandu Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$975

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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