Calgary vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 543% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1759th and 9120th ($2095 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 85th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 187th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lucknow

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	Calgary	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$975

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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