Lucknow vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$113
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$1726
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
3.38M
1.21M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 76% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 9120th and 4339th ($326 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in India and Bulgaria, respectively. Check India vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5952nd and 746th 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
$1.53
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.51
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.48%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.63
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$975
$12236

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$264
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$255
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$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
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$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
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$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
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$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
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$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
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$404
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$288
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$479
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$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
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$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
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$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
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$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
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$239
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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
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$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
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$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800