Lucknow vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$116	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.85M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 52% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 9042nd and 6586th ($366 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 5th in India and the Philippines, respectively. Check India vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6090th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Manila

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	Lucknow	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372