Dusseldorf vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	631K	526K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 12% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2065th and 2865th ($1979 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 145th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 3rd vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 25th vs 132nd 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	$17.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$15497

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

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