Houston vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	526K

The cost of living in Houston is 29% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1367th and 2992nd ($2261 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 152nd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 14th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$19685

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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