Lucknow vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$123	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$229
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	59
😀 Quality of life	55	40
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.62M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 34% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 9021st and 7939th ($374 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 12th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 5989th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Semarang

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	Lucknow	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.43	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$2132

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444