Dusseldorf vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$4381
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$3682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	60
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	629K	523K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 4% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2278th and 2567th ($1861 vs $1784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 57th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 4th vs 19th best cities to live in Germany, and 26th vs 92nd 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	$15.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$4.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$7327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$6018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$99.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$14484

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1631
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1697
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1769
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1604
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1564
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1491
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1536
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1267
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1418
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1521
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1492
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1578
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1520
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1653
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1454
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1619
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1740
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1633
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1465
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1617
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1496
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1639
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1681
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1640
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1504
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1664
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1602
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1135
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1635