Nuremberg vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$873	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	526K	24.9M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2945th and 4971st ($1777 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 150th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Shanghai

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	Nuremberg	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$27781

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765