Nuremberg vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$874	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	97
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	526K	441K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 46% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2992nd and 95th ($1753 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 70th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Oakland

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	Nuremberg	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$20453

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357