Guangzhou vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$789
🏠 One person rent
$342
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
77
59
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 141% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6854th and 9120th ($785 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 85th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 1149th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lucknow

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Guangzhou Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Lucknow

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