Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Karachi

😐 Solo nomad: Lucknow is 0.3% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 15.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lucknow is 4.2% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 ₹209

$2.17 PKR 611

6.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.45 ₹1,039

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-6.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.55 ₹322

$4.15 PKR 1,171

-14.46%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,503

Cappuccino

$1.53 ₹139

$1.90 PKR 535

-19.47%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹30.19

$0.34 PKR 95.4

-2.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ₹10.57

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-47.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 ₹156

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 ₹226

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ₹65.5

$0.85 PKR 240

-15.29%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 ₹44.11

$0.58 PKR 163

-15.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.71 ₹64.1

$1.17 PKR 329

-39.32%

Eggs

$1.03 ₹93.3

$1.16 PKR 327

-11.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.67 ₹333

$6.31 PKR 1,781

-41.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.71 ₹246

$3.27 PKR 922

-17.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,441

Apples (1kg)

$1.78 ₹161

$1.08 PKR 306

64.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.66 ₹59.6

$0.55 PKR 154

20.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₹82.6

$0.88 PKR 249

3.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 ₹47.54

$0.53 PKR 150

-1.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 ₹29.78

$0.38 PKR 108

-13.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 ₹40.63

$0.48 PKR 135

-6.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ₹31.59

$0.35 PKR 99.2

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹32.84

$0.41 PKR 115

-12.20%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 440

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 587

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.83 ₹348

$2.07 PKR 584

85.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.02 ₹728

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₹157

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 ₹259

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.75 ₹522

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 ₹44.20

$0.36 PKR 103

36.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.62 ₹963

$6.46 PKR 1,821

64.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.14 ₹104

$0.70 PKR 197

62.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ₹38.03

$0.66 PKR 185

-36.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 ₹124

$1.80 PKR 507

-23.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹105

$0.92 PKR 260

26.09%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$15.6K ₹1.4M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

-5.47%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.1K ₹2.2M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-5.27%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$43.46 ₹3,944

$136 PKR 38.4K

-68.07%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.50 ₹318

$4.85 PKR 1,368

-27.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.68 ₹697

$13.74 PKR 3,873

-44.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.20 ₹2,015

$15.46 PKR 4,360

43.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.95 ₹812

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-36.70%

Cinema Ticket

$3.46 ₹314

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-19.91%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$56.7 ₹5,146

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-0.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,663 ₹151.0K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

19.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.77 ₹2,429

$17.33 PKR 4,887

54.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.71 ₹2,242

$25.38 PKR 7,156

-2.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.13 ₹3,733

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-36.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.79 ₹2,250

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-30.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$150 ₹13.6K

$119 PKR 33.5K

26.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$85.7 ₹7,774

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

16.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$355 ₹32.2K

$317 PKR 89.4K

12.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$204 ₹18.5K

$178 PKR 50.3K

14.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,220 ₹110.7K

$726 PKR 204.6K

68.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$597 ₹54.2K

$435 PKR 122.6K

37.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$397 ₹36.0K

$176 PKR 49.5K

125.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

17.8

-51.01%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lucknow: January 11, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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