Essen vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$681
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$419
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
585K
3.38M

The cost of living in Essen is 288% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 3595th and 8996th ($1525 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 43rd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 31st and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Essen vs Lucknow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Essen vs Lucknow

Prices for goods and services in Essen and Lucknow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$1788

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321