London vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1061
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$314
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	99	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.38M

The cost of living in London is 771% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 37th and 8996th ($3427 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 2nd and 6126th 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	$23	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$1788

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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