Lucknow vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$374
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$123
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
40
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 54% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9021st and 6358th ($374 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Ranked 18th vs 37th best cities to live in India, and 5989th vs 6236th 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
$2.43
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.44
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.1
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.06
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.2
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3600
$1785

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$301
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$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361