Changsha vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$222
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$419
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
68
51
🏙️ Population
10M
3.38M

The cost of living in Changsha is 48% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7989th and 8996th ($582 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 43rd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 3254th and 6126th 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
$2.87
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321