Nuremberg vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	737K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 45% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2992nd and 126th ($1753 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 94th 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 131st and 147th 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	$17.5	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$30033

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098