Nuremberg vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	526K	1.6M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 36% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2788th and 664th ($1672 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 610th 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 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Philadelphia

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	Nuremberg	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$19774

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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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693