Lahore vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$789
🏠 One person rent
$183
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$257
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
63
😀 Quality of life
52
59
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Lahore is 38% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8860th and 9120th ($450 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6510th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Lucknow

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Lahore Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$975

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$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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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