Lucknow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$116	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1394
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	70
😀 Quality of life	52	78
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.4M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 65% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9042nd and 5261st ($366 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6090th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Sofia

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	Lucknow	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633