Copenhagen vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	667K	526K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 47% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 713th and 2865th ($2601 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 10th and 132nd 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	$23.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$15497

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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