Lucknow vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$113	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$4489
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.35M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 87% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9120th and 829th ($326 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 4th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5952nd 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	$1.53	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$22313

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132