Bangkok vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$789
🏠 One person rent	$434	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$257
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	5.68M	3.38M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 206% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5606th and 9120th ($996 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 2044th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lucknow

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	Bangkok	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$975

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287