Lucknow vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lucknow	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$393	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1061	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$131	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$314	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$846
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	82
😀 Quality of life	51	67
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.38M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 55% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8996th and 6204th ($393 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6126th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Saint Petersburg

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	Lucknow	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.61	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$82.5	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.39	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.75%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1781	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.41	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.2	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1788	$6847

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525