Chongqing vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$789
🏠 One person rent
$229
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
74
59
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3.38M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 94% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7730th and 9120th ($631 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 85th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 1966th and 5952nd 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
$2.93
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$975

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97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287