Kaohsiung vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$789
🏠 One person rent
$353
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.38M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 198% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5770th and 9120th ($971 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 85th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 281st and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lucknow

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Kaohsiung Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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