Lucknow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$339
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$113
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$969
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
3.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 61% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9112th and 6334th ($339 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 17th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6127th and 1094th 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
$1.97
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.6
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.6
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.46
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.57
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.6
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1151
$22402

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$279
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$290
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$367
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$298
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$276
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$273
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$329
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$345
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$388
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$301
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$304
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$290
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$293
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$328
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$350
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$372
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$437
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$293
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$489
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$296
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$514
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$260
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$320
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$427
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$270
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$297
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$388
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$334
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$248
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$293

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
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$634