Nuremberg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$898	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	526K	1.33M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 70% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2865th and 5298th ($1767 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 260th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 132nd and 750th 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	$17.5	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055