Lucknow vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$123	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$460
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	55	64
🏙️ Population	3.38M	12.4M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 64% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 9021st and 5031st ($374 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5989th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Sao Paulo

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	Lucknow	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.43	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$12031

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659