Changsha vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$178
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
70
55
🏙️ Population
10M
3.38M

The cost of living in Changsha is 42% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8258th and 9021st ($533 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 68th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 2707th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Lucknow

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Changsha Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$3600

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$301
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337