Cologne vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$826
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
96
61
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 486% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 2067th and 9109th ($1990 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 80th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 15th and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Lucknow

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Cologne Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$982

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284