Berlin vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3273
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	526K

The cost of living in Berlin is 21% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2788th ($2027 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 3rd vs 20th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 107th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Nuremberg

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	Berlin	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13791

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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