Austin vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	962K	526K

The cost of living in Austin is 38% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 985th and 2945th ($2444 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 156th 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 217th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Nuremberg

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	Austin	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$17866

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767