Lucknow vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$116	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	62	7
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	3.38M	77.6K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 61% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9042nd and 5827th ($366 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6090th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Phuket

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	Lucknow	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810