Lucknow vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lucknow	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$393	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1061	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$131	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$314	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$1018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	62	7
😀 Quality of life	51	61
🏙️ Population	3.38M	133K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 70% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8996th and 4342nd ($393 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.8 months in Male. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6126th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Male

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	Lucknow	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$82.5	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.39	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.75%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1781	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.41	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.2	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1788	$3225

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352