Frankfurt vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Frankfurt	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1902	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4451	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$1097	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3920	$459
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	759K	3.38M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 409% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 2040th and 9021st ($1902 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 68th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 38th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lucknow

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	Frankfurt	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.54	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$273	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8253	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.93	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14318	$3600

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1656
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1674
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1648
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1649
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1644
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1593
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1605
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1628
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1651
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1603
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1654
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1725
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1624
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1684
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1721
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1713
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1631
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1673
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1657
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1704
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1725
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1574

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$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
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337