Frankfurt vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Frankfurt	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2230	$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$826
🏠 One person rent	$1250	$115
🏘️ Family rent	$2174	$195
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$139
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4800	$362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	63
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	776K	3.38M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 556% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1425th and 9109th ($2230 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 34th and 5852nd 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	$18.6	$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8454	$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.6	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.9	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18543	$982

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1891
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1864
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1866
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1681
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1768
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1836
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1808
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1742
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1832
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1779
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1841
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1802
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1807
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1849
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1780
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1939
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1760
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1787
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1786
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1801

Cities near Lucknow

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