The 18 Best places to live in Uttar Pradesh

Updated: March 02, 2025

Uttar Pradesh ranked 11th most liveable and 23rd most expensive state in India. Below is the list of 18 best cities to live and work for singles and families.

3 best cities to live in Uttar Pradesh are Noida, Varanasi, and Ghaziabad. More than 30% population of Uttar Pradesh live in cities with quality of life more than 28/100.

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<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/best/india/up.jpg" alt="Best places to live in Uttar Pradesh infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/best/india/up" target="_blank">The 18 Best places to live in Uttar Pradesh</a></p>

Rank	State	Quality of life	Cost of living
1	Karnataka	60	$472
2	Haryana	59	$494
3	Maharashtra	59	$545
4	Telangana	59	$441
5	Tamil Nadu	54	$363
6	Himachal Pradesh	50	$272
7	Gujarat	50	$514
8	Uttarakhand	49	$369
9	Puducherry	48	$360
10	Kerala	48	$324
11	Uttar Pradesh	47	$334
12	Madhya Pradesh	46	$335
13	Punjab	44	$390
14	West Bengal	44	$351
15	Assam	42	$345
16	Goa	41	$451
17	Rajasthan	41	$347
18	Manipur	41	$378
19	Jharkhand	40	$344
20	Chhattisgarh	40	$371
21	Odisha	39	$335
22	Andhra Pradesh	38	$352
23	Jammu and Kashmir	37	$328
24	Bihar	37	$304
25	Meghalaya	35	$408
26	Mizoram	30	$478
27	Tripura	30	$367

Best cities to live in Uttar Pradesh

Noida

Varanasi

Ghaziabad

Lucknow

Agra

Kanpur

Meerut

Allahabad

Moradabad

Gorakhpur

Mirzapur

Bareilly

Jaunpur

Mathura

Saharanpur

Jhansi

Sambhal

Aligarh