Houston vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$985
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$441
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3.38M

The cost of living in Houston is 519% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1229th and 9042nd ($2265 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 56th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 97th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Lucknow

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	Houston	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1654

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292