Nuremberg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$877	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$1611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	526K	1.33M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 40% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2788th and 4495th ($1672 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 42nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 107th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Saitama

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	Nuremberg	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125