Houston vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3273
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	526K

The cost of living in Houston is 35% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1229th and 2788th ($2265 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 75th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 97th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nuremberg

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	Houston	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$13791

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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