Lucknow vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$116	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3902
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.03M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 83% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9042nd and 1365th ($366 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 4th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6090th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Melbourne

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	Lucknow	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963