Auckland vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1061
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$314
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.38M

The cost of living in Auckland is 460% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1357th and 8996th ($2205 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in New Zealand and India, respectively. Check New Zealand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 150th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Lucknow

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	Auckland	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$1788

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321