Istanbul vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$675	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	15.7M	526K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 27% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4522nd and 2865th ($1288 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 1015th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nuremberg

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	Istanbul	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$15497

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719