Hamburg City vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	63
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	1.91M	3.38M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 572% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 1511th and 9120th ($2189 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 85th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 38th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lucknow

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	Hamburg City	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$975

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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