Lucknow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$933
🏠 One person rent
$113
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$267
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
59
60
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 51% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9120th and 7534th ($326 vs $663) 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 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 18th vs 17th best cities to live in India, and 5952nd vs 5942nd 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
$1.53
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.51
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.48%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.63
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$975
$877

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207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
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$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$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
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$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
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298