Lucknow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$113	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4008
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	3.38M	5.45M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 87% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9112th and 649th ($339 vs $2640) 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 1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6127th 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	$1.97	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710