Lucknow vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$113
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
3.38M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 72% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9120th and 4880th ($326 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lucknow compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5952nd and 1178th 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
$1.53
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.51
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.48%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.63
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$975
$27610

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226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
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$330
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$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789