Lucknow vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$393
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1061
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$131
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$314
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
67
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 47% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8996th and 6689th ($393 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in India and Kenya, respectively. Check India vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6126th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lucknow Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.5
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.39
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.2
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1788
$8325

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$461
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$396
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$331
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$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768