Chongqing vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$985
🏠 One person rent	$224	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	62
😀 Quality of life	72	52
🏙️ Population	32.1M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7340th and 9042nd ($634 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 56th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 1675th and 6090th 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	$3.91	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$1654

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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