Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hyderabad	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$355	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$852	$789
🏠 One person rent	$137	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$257
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	93 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	46	59
🏙️ Population	1.73M	3.38M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 9% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 9048th and 9120th ($355 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 85th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 7086th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Lucknow

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	Hyderabad	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.72	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$57.1	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$104	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.92%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$585	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$195	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.87	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.08	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.57	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.55	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1124	$975

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Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$320
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$421
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$342
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$352
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$273
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$337
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$298
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$367
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$312
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$299
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$314
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$360
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$303
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$279
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$358
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$350
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$440
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$316
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$260
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$401
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$663
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$267
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$350
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$283
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$311
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$473
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$309
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$306
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$384
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$379
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$530
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$340
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$241

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