Calgary vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$459
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 465% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1526th and 9021st ($2113 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 68th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 66th and 5989th 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	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$3600

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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