Cologne vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	56
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	1.09M	526K

The cost of living in Cologne is 11% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2104th and 2865th ($1968 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 145th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 1st vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 132nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nuremberg

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	Cologne	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$15497

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

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