Lucknow vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$116	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	62	29
😀 Quality of life	52	21
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.87M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 7% less expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8975th ($366 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 7th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 6090th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Multan

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	Lucknow	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$1778

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350