Lucknow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$339
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$990
🏠 One person rent
$113
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 52% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9112th and 7068th ($339 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 29th vs 45th best cities to live in India, and 6127th vs 6284th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Surat

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Lucknow Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.6
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.4
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.46
$2.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.57
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.6
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1151
$922

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$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$383
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$279
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$290
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$367
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$298
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$276
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$273
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$329
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$345
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$388
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$301
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$304
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$290
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$293
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$328
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$350
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$372
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$437
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$293
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$489
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$296
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$514
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$260
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$320
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$427
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$270
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$297
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$388
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$334
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$248
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$293

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333