Dusseldorf vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4660	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3858	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	631K	526K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 9% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2319th and 2992nd ($1913 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 152nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 4th vs 25th best cities to live in Germany, and 26th vs 131st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Nuremberg

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	Dusseldorf	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.43	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$795	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1892	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1453	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9744	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5208	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.3	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.52	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1041	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20776	$19685

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729