The 18 Best places to live in Uttar Pradesh

Updated: March 01, 2024

Uttar Pradesh ranked 8th most liveable and 20th 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, Ghaziabad, and Lucknow. More than 30% population of Uttar Pradesh live in cities with quality of life more than 31/100.

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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	Haryana	63	$476
2	Karnataka	60	$516
3	Telangana	59	$451
4	Tamil Nadu	59	$386
5	Maharashtra	56	$543
6	Gujarat	52	$560
7	Kerala	50	$358
8	Uttar Pradesh	46	$357
9	Assam	46	$369
10	West Bengal	46	$356
11	Manipur	45	$395
12	Odisha	43	$316
13	Punjab	43	$436
14	Jammu and Kashmir	41	$385
15	Bihar	40	$309
16	Rajasthan	40	$360
17	Madhya Pradesh	40	$349
18	Andhra Pradesh	39	$362
19	Chhattisgarh	38	$367
20	Himachal Pradesh	38	$282
21	Meghalaya	37	$360
22	Jharkhand	37	$339
23	Tripura	36	$387
24	Puducherry	36	$339
25	Uttarakhand	34	$375
26	Goa	34	$455
27	Mizoram	29	$520

Best cities to live in Uttar Pradesh

Noida

Ghaziabad

Lucknow

Agra

Varanasi

Kanpur

Gorakhpur

Meerut

Mirzapur

Allahabad

Moradabad

Mathura

Jaunpur

Sambhal

Saharanpur

Bareilly

Aligarh

Jhansi