Lucknow vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$116	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$732
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	62	19
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	3.38M	9.71M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 42% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7346th ($366 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 147th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6090th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Nanyang

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	Lucknow	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$12899

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479