London vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$985
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	99	52
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.38M

The cost of living in London is 800% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 58th and 9042nd ($3296 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 4th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Lucknow

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	London	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$1654

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292