Lucknow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lucknow	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$326	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$789	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$113	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$132	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$257	$4188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.45M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 89% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9120th and 370th ($326 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5952nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Sydney

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	Lucknow	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.51	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1173	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$530	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.63	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.39	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$975	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863