Lucknow vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$123	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$365
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	43
😀 Quality of life	55	55
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.4M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 53% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 9021st and 6405th ($374 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in India and Mongolia, respectively. Check India vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5989th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Lucknow	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.43	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$5952

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625