Lucknow vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$393
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1061
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$131
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$314
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
51
100
🏙️ Population
3.38M
5.03M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 84% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8996th and 923rd ($393 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 4th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6126th 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
$2.41
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.5
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.39
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.2
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1788
$21306

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$329
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$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913