Lucknow vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$113	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$232
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.34M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 35% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 9112th and 8505th ($339 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 22nd in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6127th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Makassar

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	Lucknow	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$4103

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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

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578