Lucknow vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$116	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	24
😀 Quality of life	52	39
🏙️ Population	3.38M	6.56M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 38% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9042nd and 7740th ($366 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6090th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Shaoyang

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	Lucknow	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600