Lucknow vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$340
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$826
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$115
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$195
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$139
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
3.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 64% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9109th and 6106th ($340 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5852nd and 1113th 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
$1.67
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.29
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.9
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$218
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.57
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.57
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.51
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.3
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$982
$22916

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$321
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$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
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$283
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$289
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$395
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$319
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$337
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$362
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$382
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$423
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$285
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$507
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$301
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$519
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$256
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$308
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$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
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$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
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$281
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$282
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$285
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$329
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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
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$534
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$621
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$848
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$782
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$611
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$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
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$765
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$795
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$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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