Lucknow vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$116	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	3.38M	4.84M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9042nd and 745th ($366 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6090th 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	$2.29	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$17957

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683