London vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$789
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.38M

The cost of living in London is 1023% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 28th and 9120th ($3662 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th 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 0.8 months in Lucknow. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 4th and 5952nd 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	$22.6	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$975

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Lucknow

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