Copenhagen vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	526K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 49% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 650th and 2945th ($2656 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 156th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 4th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Nuremberg

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	Copenhagen	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$17866

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767