Auckland vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$459
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.38M

The cost of living in Auckland is 510% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1099th and 9021st ($2279 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in New Zealand and India, respectively. Check New Zealand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 119th and 5989th 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	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$3600

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337