Lucknow vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$113	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$474
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	59	59
🏙️ Population	3.38M	120K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 61% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 9120th and 6606th ($326 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 3rd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5952nd and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Pattaya

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	Lucknow	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$13971

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508