Nuremberg vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nuremberg	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1757	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4282	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$956	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1804	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2979	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	87
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	511K	1.01M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 50% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2467th and 22nd ($1757 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 20th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nuremberg compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Nuremberg ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs San Jose, United States

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	Nuremberg	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.67	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1508	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$317	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6975	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5812	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.3	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.41	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.81	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13846	$15889

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1702
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1587
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1632
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1504
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1473
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1418
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1212
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1385
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1398
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1472
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1437
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1577
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1415
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1438
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1515
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1504
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1469
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1216
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1526
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1470
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1225
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1607
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1578
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1479
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1013
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1594

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123