Lucknow vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lucknow Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$339
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$113
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$190
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$575
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
3.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 33% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9112th and 8651st ($339 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 491st 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 Zhengzhou. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6127th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lucknow Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.05
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.6
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.46
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.9
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.57
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.6
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1151
$19556

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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
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$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
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$293

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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563