Lucknow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$393
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1061
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$131
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$314
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
3.38M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 59% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8996th and 5948th ($393 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 13th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Lucknow compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lucknow ranked 26th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6126th and 556th 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
$2.41
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.5
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.39
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.2
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1788
$24117

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$331
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$299
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$379
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$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618