Memphis vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	633K	526K

The cost of living in Memphis is 4% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2663rd and 2945th ($1851 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 156th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 362nd and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Nuremberg

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	Memphis	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$17866

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767