Lucknow vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$116	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	62	29
😀 Quality of life	52	41
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 66% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 9042nd and 5045th ($366 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd in India and Mozambique, respectively. Check India vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6090th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Maputo

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	Lucknow	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628