Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Lahore Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Lahore

🙂 Solo nomad: Lucknow is 0.6% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lucknow is 5.3% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 12.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.38 ₹220

$2.14 PKR 599

11.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.84 ₹1,091

$13.91 PKR 3,883

-14.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.55 ₹327

$4.32 PKR 1,206

-17.82%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 PKR 769

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 PKR 1,005

Cappuccino

$1.53 ₹141

$2.28 PKR 636

-32.89%

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

$0.33 ₹30.66

$0.32 PKR 90.5

3.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ₹12.59

$0.21 PKR 58.6

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.70 ₹157

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 ₹231

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ₹66.8

$0.96 PKR 267

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 ₹44.81

$0.62 PKR 172

-20.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ₹60.3

$1.17 PKR 325

-44.44%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹90.5

$1.22 PKR 340

-19.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 ₹356

$6.12 PKR 1,710

-36.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.69 ₹248

$2.92 PKR 817

-7.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.43 PKR 1,238

Apples (1kg)

$1.71 ₹158

$1.07 PKR 299

59.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.65 ₹59.8

$0.61 PKR 170

6.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 ₹84.6

$0.57 PKR 158

61.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 ₹51.9

$0.47 PKR 132

19.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 ₹29.79

$0.33 PKR 91.6

-3.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 ₹44.67

$0.48 PKR 133

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.34 ₹31.72

$0.48 PKR 134

-29.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹31.11

$0.38 PKR 106

-10.53%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.69 PKR 194

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 PKR 145

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 PKR 301

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.79 ₹350

$1.93 PKR 538

96.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.82 ₹721

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 ₹154

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 ₹272

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

$5.49 ₹506

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 ₹44.99

$0.18 PKR 49.39

172.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.61 ₹978

$7.11 PKR 1,985

49.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹110

$0.73 PKR 204

63.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 ₹38.02

$0.49 PKR 137

-16.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ₹130

$1.81 PKR 505

-22.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹107

$0.89 PKR 250

30.34%

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

$15.5K ₹1.4M

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

-11.60%

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

$23.4K ₹2.2M

$23.6K PKR 6.6M

-0.87%

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

$44.31 ₹4,085

$138 PKR 38.4K

-67.80%

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

$3.52 ₹325

$5.30 PKR 1,479

-33.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.53 ₹695

$17.44 PKR 4,869

-56.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.50 ₹2,075

$13.33 PKR 3,722

68.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.90 ₹820

$5.83 PKR 1,628

52.66%

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 ₹323

$4.35 PKR 1,215

-19.31%

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

$57.4 ₹5,295

$34.41 PKR 9,608

66.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,649 ₹152.0K

$1,235 PKR 344.9K

33.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.06 ₹2,495

$14.89 PKR 4,157

81.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.45 ₹2,254

$23.35 PKR 6,521

4.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.86 ₹3,860

$72.4 PKR 20.2K

-42.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.86 ₹2,292

$29.91 PKR 8,352

-16.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$149 ₹13.8K

$120 PKR 33.6K

24.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$86.2 ₹7,945

$76.1 PKR 21.2K

13.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$346 ₹31.9K

$286 PKR 79.7K

21.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$212 ₹19.5K

$187 PKR 52.3K

13.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,221 ₹112.6K

$757 PKR 211.4K

61.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$578 ₹53.3K

$596 PKR 166.5K

-3.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$386 ₹35.6K

$184 PKR 51.4K

109.68%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

19.88

-56.14%

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

Last update for Lucknow: March 3, 2026

Last update for Lahore: March 3, 2026

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