Lucknow vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$116	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$4432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	69
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.61M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 85% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 9042nd and 955th ($366 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6090th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Phoenix

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	Lucknow	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$12281

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724