Lucknow vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$113	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$944
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	3.38M	77.6K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 67% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9112th and 5469th ($339 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6127th and 6129th 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	$1.97	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866