Kathmandu vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kathmandu | 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 Kathmandu is 22% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8752nd and 9021st ($455 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Nepal and India, respectively. Check Nepal vs India comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6452nd and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Kathmandu | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Lalitpur | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
| 183 km or 114 mi |  Muzaffarpur | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
| 384 km or 239 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |
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 |