Cost of Living in Lubeck, 🇩🇪 Germany - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 5, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing $1,384 $1,038 $1,499 $692 $115

Utilities $92 $138 $208 $138 —

Internet & Mobile 4 7 $18 $74 $93 $62 $4

Groceries $173 $346 $692 $288 —

Transportation 2 3 $108 $71 $238 $71 $8

Dining Out $692 $231 $277 $92 $52

Leisure Activities $288 $115 $346 $46 $23

Health Insurance $69 $288 $577 $288 —

Visa & Legal Fees — $58 $115 — —

Total $2,824 $2,359 $4,045 $1,677 $202

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $864.98 per month

Coworking Space 6 $140.31 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,614.63 per month

Coliving Space $691.98 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $4.04 per cup

Beer $4.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $13.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo $10.38 per meal

Apples $2.88 per kg

Bread $2.31 per loaf

Milk $1.38 per liter

Rice $2.54 per kg

Chicken Fillets $9.80 per kg

Beef $16.15 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $9.23 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $74.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.92 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $4.60 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $3.03 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $70.72 per month

Gasoline $2.19 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $18.63 per trip

Scooter Rental $28.83 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $18.23 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $56.07 per month

Gym Membership $46.13 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $23.07 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $5.60 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $12.69 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $80.73 per pair

Summer Dress $40.37 per dress

Running Shoes $109.56 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $23.07 per visit

Laundry $5.77 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $57.67 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $11.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 5, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hamburg, Berlin, Hanoi, Zurich

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Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Coworking Space 173 140.31
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 57.67, expat 57.67, family 80.73, tourist 0 local 62.13, nomad 18.23, expat 74.29, family 92.52, tourist 4.21
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 56.07
- Mobile Plan 23.07 18.23
- Monthly Transport Pass 63.43 70.72
5 more changes
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.53 18.63
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.53 5.6
- Taxi Start 4.61 4.6
- Taxi per km 2.31 3.03
- Transportation local 80.73, nomad 46.13, family 103.8, tourist 11.53 local 70.72, nomad 107.98, family 237.96, tourist 8.08
Fix pass corrected the unit descriptions for Utilities (included tourist utilities), Health Insurance (tourist travel cover) and Visa & Legal Fees (one-time tourist fee); inherited amounts remain unverified and unchanged.

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