Frankfurt vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	56
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	776K	526K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 28% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1384th and 2992nd ($2251 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 10th vs 25th best cities to live in Germany, and 48th vs 131st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Nuremberg

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	Frankfurt	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$19685

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

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