Nuremberg vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$4180
😷 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 33% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2945th and 676th ($1777 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 150th and 24th 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	$18.4	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727