Amsterdam vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	921K	526K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 76% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 143rd and 2865th ($3118 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 31st and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Nuremberg

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	Amsterdam	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15497

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719