Lucknow vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$113	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$111
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	57	42
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 63% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 9112th and 6137th ($339 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 7th in India and Mozambique, respectively. Check India vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6127th and 7527th 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	$1.97	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$5749

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607