Calgary vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$828
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 513% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1781st and 9112th ($2079 vs $339) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 160th and 6127th 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	$16.7	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$1151

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

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