Detroit vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	639K	526K

The cost of living in Detroit is 21% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1636th and 2865th ($2133 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 145th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 311th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15497

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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