Nuremberg vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	88
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	526K	653K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 36% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2788th and 603rd ($1672 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 157th 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	$15.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741