Lucknow vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lucknow	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$340	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$826	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$115	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$195	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$139	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$4546
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	52
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	3.38M	139K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 90% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 9109th and 86th ($340 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st in India and Iceland, respectively. Check India vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5852nd and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Reykjavik

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	Lucknow	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.67	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.29	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.9	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$218	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.8	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.57	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.44%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.57	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.29	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.51	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.9	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.3	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$982	$30361

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$314
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$276
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$273
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$267
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$330
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$331
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$375
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$296
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$299
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$283
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$289
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$395
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$319
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$337
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$362
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$423
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$285
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$301
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$519
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$256
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$308
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$340
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$412
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$263
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$282
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$383
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$329
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$284

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409