Los Angeles vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$828
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	63
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.38M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 891% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 65th and 9112th ($3361 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Lucknow. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 74th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Lucknow

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	Los Angeles	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$1151

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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