Brussels vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	196K	526K

The cost of living in Brussels is 16% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1872nd and 2945th ($2065 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 156th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 99th and 150th 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	$24.7	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$17866

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767