Al Ain vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$828
🏠 One person rent	$889	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	63
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	767K	3.38M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 327% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4123rd and 9112th ($1449 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 85th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 588th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$1151

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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