Lucknow vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$113	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$2928
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.9M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 83% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 9120th and 2370th ($326 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 64th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5952nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Montreal

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	Lucknow	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828