Brussels vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4381
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	60
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	196K	523K

The cost of living in Brussels is 10% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1988th and 2567th ($1958 vs $1784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 173rd and 92nd 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	$20.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$4.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$7327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$6018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$99.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$14484

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1631
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1697
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1769
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1604
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1564
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1491
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1536
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1267
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1418
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1521
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1492
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1578
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1520
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1653
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1454
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1619
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1740
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1633
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1465
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1617
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1496
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1639
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1681
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1640
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1504
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1664
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1602
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1135
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1635