Lucknow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$374
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$123
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
3.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 26% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9021st and 8471st ($374 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lucknow ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5989th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Zhengzhou

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Lucknow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.43
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.44
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.1
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.06
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1474
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.2
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3600
$4818

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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
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$337

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617