Dongguan vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$826
🏠 One person rent
$259
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.38M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 96% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7469th and 9109th ($666 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 80th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 3662nd and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Lucknow

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Dongguan Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$982

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284