Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucknow and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lucknow is 60.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lucknow is 62.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.36 ₹201

$4.68 ฿151

-49.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.77 ₹1,007

$46.4 ฿1,502

-74.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ₹300

$8.65 ฿280

-59.42%

Cappuccino

$1.56 ₹134

$3.09 ฿100

-49.51%

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

$0.33 ₹28.27

$0.73 ฿23.53

-54.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ₹10.82

$0.37 ฿11.95

-64.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 ₹145

$2.39 ฿77.4

-28.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 ₹215

$3.62 ฿117

-30.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹62.5

$2.24 ฿72.5

-67.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹44.63

$1.8 ฿58.2

-71.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.7 ₹59.9

$2.24 ฿72.3

-68.75%

Eggs

$0.99 ₹84.3

$2.23 ฿72.1

-55.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.73 ₹319

$19.31 ฿625

-80.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.73 ₹233

$3.77 ฿122

-27.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

Apples (1kg)

$1.78 ₹152

$3.28 ฿106

-45.73%

Banana (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.5

$1.63 ฿52.6

-63.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.87 ₹74.3

$2.4 ฿77.7

-63.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₹44.99

$1.99 ฿64.3

-73.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 ₹29.96

$1.53 ฿49.62

-77.12%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 ₹42.11

$1.49 ฿48.11

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 ₹29.67

$1.02 ฿32.87

-65.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29

$0.48 ฿15.61

-29.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.95 ₹338

$4.32 ฿140

-8.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.8 ₹667

$21.68 ฿702

-64.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₹147

$1.77 ฿57.3

-2.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 ₹248

$2.79 ฿90.4

3.94%

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

$5.55 ₹475

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 ₹38.51

$1.35 ฿43.74

-66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.57 ₹904

$11.76 ฿380

-10.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$3.15 ฿102

-62.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ₹32.67

$1 ฿32.3

-62.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ₹122

$13.64 ฿442

-89.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.3 ฿42.2

-6.92%

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

$15.7K ₹1.3M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-42.46%

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

$23.7K ₹2M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-30.14%

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

$44.86 ₹3,837

$123 ฿3,970

-63.43%

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

$3.63 ₹310

$13.93 ฿451

-73.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.52 ₹643

$18.24 ฿590

-58.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.43 ₹1,919

$60.8 ฿1,966

-63.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.05 ₹774

$17.11 ฿554

-47.11%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 ₹302

$9.07 ฿294

-61.08%

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

$57.7 ₹4,935

$694 ฿22.5K

-91.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,612 ₹137.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-89.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.29 ₹2,334

$57.5 ฿1,861

-52.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.2 ₹2,070

$34.51 ฿1,117

-29.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.15 ₹3,519

$115 ฿3,727

-64.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.78 ₹2,119

$84.8 ฿2,743

-70.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$147 ₹12.5K

$611 ฿19.8K

-76.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$87.3 ₹7,467

$442 ฿14.3K

-80.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$349 ₹29.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-82.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$206 ₹17.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-85.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,241 ₹106.1K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-70.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$636 ₹54.4K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-77.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$442 ₹37.8K

$697 ฿22.5K

-36.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

5.33

63.60%

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

Last update for Lucknow: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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