Lucknow vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$113	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$360
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	3.38M	3.01M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 38% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 9112th and 8275th ($339 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 14th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6127th and 4631st 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	$1.97	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502