Berlin vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$257
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.38M

The cost of living in Berlin is 627% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1150th and 9120th ($2371 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 45th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lucknow

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	Berlin	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$975

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287