Lucknow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$116	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	13
😀 Quality of life	52	36
🏙️ Population	3.38M	948K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 69% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4590th ($366 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd in India and Laos, respectively. Check India vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6090th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Vientiane

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	Lucknow	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393