Nuremberg vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	526K	468K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 30% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2788th and 972nd ($1672 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 107th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Raleigh

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	Nuremberg	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682