Lucknow vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$123	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$6298
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	3.38M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 91% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9021st and 6th ($374 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 4th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5989th and 8th 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	$2.43	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$17859

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028