Foshan vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$185
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.38M

The cost of living in Foshan is 53% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8996th ($602 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 2359th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1788

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$763
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$830
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$491
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$678
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$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$329
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$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
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$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
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$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
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$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
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$284
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$337
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$280
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$321