Nuremberg vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$898	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$4361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	52
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	526K	140K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 46% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2865th and 88th ($1767 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 132nd and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Reykjavik

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	Nuremberg	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$30378

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242