Amsterdam vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	921K	526K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 81% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 138th and 2992nd ($3165 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 24th and 131st 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	$22	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$19685

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729