Cologne vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4282
🏠 One person rent
$967
$956
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1804
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2979
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
1.07M
511K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.3% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2484th and 2467th ($1752 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 27th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 1st vs 23rd best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 131st 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
$12.9
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$6975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13846

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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