Chicago vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4282
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$956
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1804
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2979
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
2.75M
511K

The cost of living in Chicago is 49% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 505th and 2467th ($2613 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 27th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Nuremberg. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 23rd in Germany, while ranked 16th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$6975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$53.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13846

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance City Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Furth
$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Zirndorf
$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi Schwabach
$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi Lauf an der Pegnitz
$1616
17 km or 10 mi Erlangen
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Herzogenaurach
$1702
23 km or 14 mi Roth
$1587
30 km or 18 mi Forchheim
$1632
34 km or 21 mi Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
$1504
40 km or 25 mi Ansbach
$1473
51 km or 31 mi Bamberg
$1418
56 km or 35 mi Amberg
$1212
66 km or 41 mi Bayreuth
$1385
73 km or 45 mi Kitzingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Schwandorf
$1398
76 km or 47 mi Lichtenfels
$1472
76 km or 47 mi Kulmbach
$1437
79 km or 49 mi Nordlingen
$1546
80 km or 50 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
81 km or 50 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
81 km or 50 mi Crailsheim
$1577
82 km or 51 mi Weiden in der Oberpfalz
$1415
85 km or 53 mi Donauworth
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Regensburg
$1438
88 km or 55 mi Ellwangen
$1515
90 km or 56 mi Schweinfurt
$1504
90 km or 56 mi Coburg
$1469
91 km or 57 mi Wurzburg
$1216
95 km or 59 mi Bad Mergentheim
$1526
99 km or 62 mi Aalen
$1470
100 km or 62 mi Sonneberg
$1225
104 km or 65 mi Schwabisch Hall
$1607
107 km or 67 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
109 km or 68 mi Heidenheim an der Brenz
$1578
110 km or 69 mi Bad Kissingen
$1479
112 km or 69 mi Aichach
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hof
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Gersthofen
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Cheb
$1013
117 km or 73 mi Wertheim am Main
$1594