Nuremberg vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	1.6M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 33% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2992nd and 741st ($1753 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 131st and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nuremberg	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737