Lucknow vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$116	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.27M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 60% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9042nd and 5917th ($366 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 6th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6090th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Soweto

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	Lucknow	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003