Chicago vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	526K

The cost of living in Chicago is 58% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 394th and 2865th ($2799 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 145th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$15497

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719