Lucknow vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$113	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$193
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	13
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	3.38M	948K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 71% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 9112th and 4818th ($339 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th 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 months in Lucknow compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6127th and 7630th 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	$1.97	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$9382

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372