Brussels vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	59
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	526K

The cost of living in Brussels is 9% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2354th and 2788th ($1816 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nuremberg

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	Brussels	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$13791

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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