Lucknow vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$123	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$348
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	3.38M	2.89M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 28% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9021st and 8350th ($374 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 23rd in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5989th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Surabaya

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	Lucknow	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.43	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$5424

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506