Beijing vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$575	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	526K

The cost of living in Beijing is 39% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5387th and 2788th ($1016 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 75th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 989th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Nuremberg

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	Beijing	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$13791

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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