Lucknow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$116	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	62	5
😀 Quality of life	52	34
🏙️ Population	3.38M	115K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 13% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8915th ($366 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6090th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Thimphu

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	Lucknow	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300