Chicago vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	2.75M	526K

The cost of living in Chicago is 60% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 529th and 2788th ($2678 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 23rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$13791

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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