Nuremberg vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$4178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	526K	1.61M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 28% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2992nd and 1041st ($1753 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 226th 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	$17.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804