Nuremberg vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	526K	468K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 23% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2945th and 1246th ($1777 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 245th 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	$18.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736