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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nuremberg	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1784	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4381	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$943	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3682	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	87
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	523K	1.01M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2567th and 13th ($1784 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 11th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 92nd and 57th 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	$16.7	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7327	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.55	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14484	$23974

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1631
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1697
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1769
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1604
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1564
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1491
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1536
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1267
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1418
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1521
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1492
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1578
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1520
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1653
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1454
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1619
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1740
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1633
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1465
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1617
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1496
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1639
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1681
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1640
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1504
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1664
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1602
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1135
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1635

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146