Lucknow vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$113	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$5389
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	3.38M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 92% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9120th and 4th ($326 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5952nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs New York City

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	Lucknow	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192