Nuremberg vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	94
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	526K	664K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 29% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2788th and 1038th ($1672 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 3rd 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 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 107th and 68th 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	$15.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514