Lucknow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$116
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$144
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$444
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
40
😀 Quality of life
52
48
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 53% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9042nd and 6559th ($366 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 24th vs 48th best cities to live in India, and 6090th vs 6336th 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
$2.29
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$722
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.1
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.61
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.2
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1654
$1261

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$315
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340