Nuremberg vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$873	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1554
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	526K	630K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 36% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2945th and 4556th ($1777 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 121st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 150th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Palermo

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	Nuremberg	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342