Istanbul vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$649	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	59
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	15.7M	526K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 25% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4347th and 2788th ($1248 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 months in Nuremberg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 850th and 107th 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	$11	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$13791

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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