Houston vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$4282
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$956
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$1804
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$2979
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	2.3M	511K

The cost of living in Houston is 26% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1234th and 2467th ($2221 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 27th 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 1.7 months in Nuremberg. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 23rd in Germany, while ranked 86th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$3.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$1508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$6975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$5812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$53.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$8.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$13846

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1702
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1587
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1632
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1504
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1473
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1418
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1212
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1385
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1398
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1472
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1437
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1577
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1415
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1438
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1515
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1504
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1469
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1216
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1526
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1470
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1225
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1607
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1578
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1479
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1013
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1594