Hamburg City vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	56
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	1.91M	526K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 23% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1513th and 2945th ($2194 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 156th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 4th vs 24th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 150th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Nuremberg

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	Hamburg City	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$17866

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767