Nuremberg vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	526K	664K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 34% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2992nd and 649th ($1753 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 131st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Rotterdam

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	Nuremberg	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$13092

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799