Lucknow vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$113	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$1316
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	85
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.65M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 71% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9120th and 4898th ($326 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 5th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5952nd and 3542nd 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	$1.53	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$13865

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597