Lucknow vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$123	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$269
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	52
😀 Quality of life	55	45
🏙️ Population	3.38M	2.11M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 25% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9021st and 8502nd ($374 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 35th 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 18th best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5989th and 6617th 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	$2.43	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$11223

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465