Cost of living comparison

compared to

Frisco vs. Lucca Cost of Living Summary

Frisco is 25.6% more expensive than Lucca.

Restaurants
pay 12.3% less in Frisco
Groceries
pay 5.7% more in Frisco
Transportation
pay 10.5% less in Frisco
Housing
pay 82.4% more in Frisco
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Frisco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.3% more in Frisco
Clothing
pay 25.3% less in Frisco

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Frisco are more expensive than in Lucca. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Frisco. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Frisco.

Frisco vs. Lucca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frisco instead of Lucca, you would:

pay 12.3% less for restaurants

 
Lucca
Frisco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.16
€18.00
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.76
€10.50
$11.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.35
€2.99
$2.63
 

Improve prices ·

pay 5.7% more for groceries

 
Lucca
Frisco
Bread
1 loaf
$2.48
€2.21
$3.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.33
€9.23
$6.47
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.35
€5.67
$3.69
 

Improve prices ·

pay 10.5% less for transportation

 
Lucca
Frisco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.87
€7.02
$3.56
 
Monthly public transit pass $34.71
€30.99
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,317.50
€32,427.79
$35,419.00
 

Improve prices ·

pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Lucca
Frisco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.18
€28.73
$63.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $783.81
€699.87
$1,725.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $671.84
€599.89
$1,412.50
 

Improve prices ·

pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Lucca
Frisco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $641.98
€573.22
$1,571.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,337.32
€10,123.06
$23,729.17
 

Improve prices ·

pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lucca
Frisco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.72
€6.00
$6.90
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.06
€1.84
$5.26
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.96
€6.22
$9.46
 

Improve prices ·

pay 25.3% less for clothing

 
Lucca
Frisco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.78
€89.98
$53.80
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.59
€42.49
$41.20
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.45
€81.65
$73.75
 

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Italy vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Italy and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Frisco or Lucca. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.