Lucknow vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$116	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	53
😀 Quality of life	52	44
🏙️ Population	3.38M	2.11M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 24% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8745th ($366 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 47th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6090th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Medan

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	Lucknow	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501