Lucknow vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$113
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$147
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
3.38M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 27% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9120th and 8874th ($326 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5952nd and 6631st 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
$1.53
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.51
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.48%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.63
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$975
$806

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$308
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252