Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Hyderabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Hyderabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Lucknow is 19.2% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lucknow is 19.1% cheaper than Hyderabad without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.36 ₹201

$3.55 ₹303

-33.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.77 ₹1,007

$17.18 ₹1,470

-31.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ₹300

$5.37 ₹459

-34.64%

Cappuccino

$1.56 ₹134

$2.02 ₹173

-22.77%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹28.27

$0.45 ₹38.52

-26.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ₹10.82

$0.17 ₹14.57

-23.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 ₹145

$2.11 ₹180

-19.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 ₹215

$3.52 ₹301

-28.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹62.5

$0.82 ₹70.1

-10.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹44.63

$0.56 ₹48.08

-7.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.7 ₹59.9

$0.79 ₹67.2

-11.39%

Eggs

$0.99 ₹84.3

$1.02 ₹87.4

-2.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.73 ₹319

$6.28 ₹537

-40.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.73 ₹233

$3.71 ₹318

-26.42%

Apples (1kg)

$1.78 ₹152

$2.75 ₹236

-35.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.5

$0.71 ₹60.4

-15.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.87 ₹74.3

$1.07 ₹91.5

-18.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₹44.99

$0.51 ₹43.82

3.92%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 ₹29.96

$0.5 ₹42.4

-30.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 ₹42.11

$0.48 ₹40.64

2.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ₹29.67

$0.71 ₹60.9

-50.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29

$0.34 ₹28.73

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.95 ₹338

$4.01 ₹343

-1.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.8 ₹667

$9.03 ₹772

-13.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₹147

$2.06 ₹176

-16.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 ₹248

$2.98 ₹255

-2.68%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.55 ₹475

$6.52 ₹558

-14.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 ₹38.51

$0.55 ₹47.25

-18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.57 ₹904

$14.96 ₹1,279

-29.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$1.18 ₹101

0.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ₹32.67

$0.35 ₹30.2

8.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ₹122

$1.61 ₹137

-11.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.28 ₹109

-5.47%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$15.7K ₹1.3M

$17.6K ₹1.5M

-10.73%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.7K ₹2M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

-3.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.86 ₹3,837

$38.87 ₹3,325

15.41%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.63 ₹310

$4.51 ₹386

-19.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.52 ₹643

$8.54 ₹730

-11.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.43 ₹1,919

$21.27 ₹1,820

5.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.05 ₹774

$8.01 ₹685

12.98%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 ₹302

$3.98 ₹340

-11.31%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$57.7 ₹4,935

$116 ₹9,957

-50.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,612 ₹137.9K

$2,630 ₹225K

-38.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.29 ₹2,334

$31.34 ₹2,681

-12.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.2 ₹2,070

$24.29 ₹2,077

-0.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.15 ₹3,519

$47.75 ₹4,084

-13.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.78 ₹2,119

$38.65 ₹3,305

-35.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$147 ₹12.5K

$238 ₹20.4K

-38.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$87.3 ₹7,467

$137 ₹11.8K

-36.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$349 ₹29.8K

$626 ₹53.5K

-44.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$206 ₹17.6K

$332 ₹28.4K

-37.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,241 ₹106.1K

$1,426 ₹122K

-13.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$636 ₹54.4K

$819 ₹70K

-22.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$442 ₹37.8K

$1,175 ₹100.5K

-62.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

9.19

-5.11%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lucknow: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hyderabad: October 27, 2025

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