Los Angeles vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$985
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	62
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.38M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 773% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 80th and 9042nd ($3196 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 58th and 6090th 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	$21.7	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1654

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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