Nuremberg vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	80
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	737K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2788th and 158th ($1672 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Seattle

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	Nuremberg	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093