Lucknow vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$116	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$236
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	45
😀 Quality of life	52	57
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.34M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 30% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8440th ($366 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 22nd in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6090th and 5631st 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	$2.29	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$4170

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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

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544