Helsinki vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Helsinki	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1970	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4714	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$972	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	56
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	694K	526K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 12% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2107th and 2992nd ($1970 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 152nd in Finland and Germany, respectively. Check Finland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 47th and 131st 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	$15.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.24	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9998	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4513	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.2	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13162	$19685

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220

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