Madrid vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	59
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	3.42M	526K

The cost of living in Madrid is 7% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2443rd and 2788th ($1781 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 75th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 151st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Nuremberg

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	Madrid	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$13791

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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