Copenhagen vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	59
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	644K	526K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 40% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1085th and 2788th ($2333 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 10th and 107th 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	$18.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$13791

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557