Lucknow vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$116	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	62	7
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	3.38M	133K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 72% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4205th ($366 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1 months in Male. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6090th and 4917th 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	$2.29	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360