Beijing vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$589	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	526K

The cost of living in Beijing is 42% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5355th and 2865th ($1029 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 145th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 2546th and 132nd 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	$4.24	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$15497

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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