Nuremberg vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$4113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	1.61M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 25% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2945th and 1175th ($1777 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1001st 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 Phoenix. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Phoenix

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	Nuremberg	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$18987

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781