Berlin vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	526K

The cost of living in Berlin is 35% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1150th and 2992nd ($2371 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 152nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 9th vs 25th best cities to live in Germany, and 45th vs 131st 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	$16.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$19685

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729