Changchun vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$985
🏠 One person rent	$229	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	53	52
🏙️ Population	9.07M	3.38M

The cost of living in Changchun is 57% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7971st and 9042nd ($573 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 56th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 6079th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Lucknow

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	Changchun	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$1654

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

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