Lucknow vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lucknow	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$340	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$826	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$115	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$195	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$139	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.9	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$4328
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.6M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 87% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 9109th and 742nd ($340 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5852nd and 87th 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	$1.67	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.29	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.68	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.9	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$218	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.8	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.57	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.44%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.57	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.9	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.29	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.51	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.9	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.3	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$982	$17603

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$314
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$276
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$273
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$267
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$330
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$331
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$375
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$296
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$299
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$283
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$289
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$395
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$319
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$337
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$362
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$423
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$285
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$301
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$519
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$256
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$308
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$340
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$412
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$263
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$282
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$383
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$329
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$284

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801