Cost of Living in Erlangen

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1854
$4365
🛋️ Without rent
$722
$2239
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1133
$2126
🍽️ Food
$511
$1358
🚐 Transport
$67.7
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3805
😀 Quality of life
90
🏙️ Population
113K

The average cost of living in Erlangen is $1854, which is in the top 23% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2184th out of 9294 in our global list, 11th out of 662 in Germany, and 3rd out of 68 in Bavaria.

The median after-tax salary is $3805, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 141st (TOP 2%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 25th best city to live in Germany, and 3rd most liveable city in Bavaria. With an estimated population of 113K, Erlangen is the 69th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 12 km Nuremberg Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 184 University of Erlangen Nuremberg
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Prices in Erlangen

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
 Cappuccino
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15575

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