Lucknow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$113
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$938
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
3.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 67% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9120th and 5618th ($326 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5952nd and 1163rd 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
$1.53
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.51
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.48%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.63
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$975
$21140

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$264
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$339
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$352
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$291
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$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
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$273
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$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
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$317
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$335
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$344
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$368
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$404
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$288
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$479
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$270
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$509
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$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
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$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
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$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
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$263
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$274
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$395
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$270
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$309
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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
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$1734
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$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
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$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
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$682
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$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
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$797
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$758
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$739
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$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
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$729
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$711
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$892
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