Lahore vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$161
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$419
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
62
😀 Quality of life
46
51
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Lahore is 3% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8968th and 8996th ($406 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 1.1 months in Lucknow. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 6453rd and 6126th 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
$1.8
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$1788

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$376
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$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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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