Nuremberg vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$6436
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$4867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	88
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	526K	653K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 35% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2945th and 512th ($1777 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 150th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Portland

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	Nuremberg	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$66
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$21868

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807