Lucknow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$374
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$123
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
3.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 60% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9021st and 5744th ($374 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5989th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Shenzhen

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Lucknow Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.43
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.44
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.1
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.06
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3600
$24305

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$329
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$342
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$400
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$310
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$363
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$306
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$433
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$435
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$361
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$311
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$337
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$352
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$296
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$345
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$362
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$408
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$423
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$458
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$390
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$484
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$284
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$522
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$321
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$335
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$355
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$379
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$455
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$371
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$291
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$374
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$255
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$316
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$343
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$337

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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584