Lucknow vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$116	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$170
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	68
😀 Quality of life	52	46
🏙️ Population	3.38M	2.1M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 9% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8953rd ($366 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6090th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Rawalpindi

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	Lucknow	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$1075

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272