Chongqing vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$226
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
62
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 68% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7185th and 8996th ($662 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 43rd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 1966th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Lucknow

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Chongqing Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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