Detroit vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	59
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	639K	526K

The cost of living in Detroit is 23% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1678th and 2788th ($2064 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 75th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 315th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Nuremberg

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	Detroit	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$13791

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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