Lucknow vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$123	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$3776
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	3.38M	4.53M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 84% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9021st and 933rd ($374 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5989th and 2nd 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	$2.43	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481