Lucknow vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$113	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4329
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.6M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 87% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 9112th and 744th ($339 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 660th 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 months in Lucknow compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6127th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Philadelphia

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	Lucknow	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$15283

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886