Austin vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	962K	526K

The cost of living in Austin is 37% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1002nd and 2865th ($2416 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 145th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 151st and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$15497

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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