Lucknow vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$113	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$6208
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	3.38M	690K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 90% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 9112th and 73rd ($339 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 58th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6127th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Washington

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	Lucknow	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949