Lucknow vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$116	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	3.38M	690K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 88% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 9042nd and 96th ($366 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 86th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6090th and 43rd 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	$2.29	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979