Lucknow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lucknow | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lucknow is 65% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8996th and 4780th ($393 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 6th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6126th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lucknow vs Shanghai
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| Lucknow | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 213 km or 132 mi | Jaunpur | |
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| 249 km or 155 mi | Mirzapur | |
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| 284 km or 176 mi | Jhansi | |
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| 305 km or 189 mi | Sambhal | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Aligarh | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Moradabad | |
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| 336 km or 209 mi | Pokhara | |
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| 398 km or 247 mi | Meerut | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Faridabad | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Ghaziabad | |
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| 409 km or 254 mi | Hetauda | |
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| 422 km or 262 mi | Jabalpur | |
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| 440 km or 274 mi | Patna | |
| 443 km or 276 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 445 km or 276 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Kathmandu | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
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| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
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| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
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| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
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