Nuremberg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$874	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$2429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	526K	14.3M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 4% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2992nd and 3273rd ($1753 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 131st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Tokyo

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	Nuremberg	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006