Chicago vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	2.75M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chicago is 775% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 358th and 9120th ($2851 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 85th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 18th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$975

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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