Nuremberg vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$898	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	97
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	526K	441K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 46% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2865th and 90th ($1767 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 132nd and 45th 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	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$18326

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359