Lucknow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lucknow	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$374	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1053	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$123	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$459	$3743
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	3.38M	4.84M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9021st and 318th ($374 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5989th and 3rd 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	$2.43	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.44	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.1	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.06	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.2	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3600	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816