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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$877	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	59	87
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	526K	1.01M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 56% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2788th and 8th ($1672 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 6th 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 2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 82nd 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	$15.8	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968