Lucknow vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$393
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1061
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$131
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$314
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
3.38M
8.8M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8996th and 5th ($393 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6126th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lucknow New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.5
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.39
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.2
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1788
$20585

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$461
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$396
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$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
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$379
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$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
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$3108