Cologne vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$4381
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$943
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$3682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
1.08M
523K

The cost of living in Cologne is 4% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2308th and 2567th ($1851 vs $1784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 57th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 2nd vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 16th vs 92nd 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
$14
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$6018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$99.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$14484

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance City Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Furth
$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Zirndorf
$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi Schwabach
$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi Lauf an der Pegnitz
$1631
17 km or 10 mi Erlangen
$1697
19 km or 12 mi Herzogenaurach
$1769
23 km or 14 mi Roth
$1604
30 km or 18 mi Forchheim
$1627
34 km or 21 mi Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
$1564
40 km or 25 mi Ansbach
$1491
51 km or 31 mi Bamberg
$1536
56 km or 35 mi Amberg
$1267
66 km or 41 mi Bayreuth
$1418
73 km or 45 mi Kitzingen
$1521
75 km or 47 mi Schwandorf
$1492
76 km or 47 mi Lichtenfels
$1578
76 km or 47 mi Kulmbach
$1520
79 km or 49 mi Nordlingen
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
81 km or 50 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
81 km or 50 mi Crailsheim
$1653
82 km or 51 mi Weiden in der Oberpfalz
$1454
85 km or 53 mi Donauworth
$1619
88 km or 54 mi Regensburg
$1740
88 km or 55 mi Ellwangen
$1633
90 km or 56 mi Schweinfurt
$1465
90 km or 56 mi Coburg
$1617
91 km or 57 mi Wurzburg
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bad Mergentheim
$1496
99 km or 62 mi Aalen
$1639
100 km or 62 mi Sonneberg
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Schwabisch Hall
$1681
107 km or 67 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
109 km or 68 mi Heidenheim an der Brenz
$1640
110 km or 69 mi Bad Kissingen
$1504
112 km or 69 mi Aichach
$1664
113 km or 70 mi Hof
$1602
116 km or 72 mi Gersthofen
$1646
116 km or 72 mi Cheb
$1135
117 km or 73 mi Wertheim am Main
$1635