Kolkata vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$135
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$419
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
62
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.5M
3.38M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 4% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8957th and 8996th ($408 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 43rd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Ranked 12th vs 26th best cities to live in India, and 5494th vs 6126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Lucknow

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Kolkata Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311

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