Lucknow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$393
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1061
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$131
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$314
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
71
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
3.38M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 75% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8996th and 3292nd ($393 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6126th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lucknow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.5
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.39
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.2
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1788
$10359

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$365
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$316
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$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
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$360
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$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
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$325
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$292
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$377
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$335
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$351
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$383
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$391
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$445
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$311
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$505
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$285
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$533
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$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
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$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
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$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$337
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$375
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$284
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$337
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$280
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$783
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$940
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$828
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$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
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$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
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$1810
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$1719
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$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
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$716
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$713
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$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
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$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
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$507
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$586
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$588
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$1802
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$940
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$558
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$680
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$895
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$561
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$489