Nuremberg vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$873	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$2134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	526K	2.75M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 40% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2945th and 4625th ($1777 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 25th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 150th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Osaka

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	Nuremberg	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$13598

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993