Helsinki vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$918	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	676K	526K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 9% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2353rd and 2788th ($1816 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Finland and Germany, respectively. Check Finland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 26th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Nuremberg

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	Helsinki	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$13791

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557