Amsterdam vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	59
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	921K	526K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 67% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 331st and 2788th ($2791 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 months in Nuremberg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 29th and 107th 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	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$13791

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557