Guangzhou vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$333
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
62
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 99% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6607th and 9021st ($742 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 68th 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 955th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3600

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$301
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$471
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$414
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$329
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$342
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$400
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337