Munich vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	526K

The cost of living in Munich is 32% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1352nd and 2788th ($2201 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 8th vs 20th best cities to live in Germany, and 54th vs 107th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Nuremberg

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	Munich	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$13791

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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