Nuremberg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$4139
🏠 One person rent	$873	$825
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$2676
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2945th and 3249th ($1777 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 150th and 8th 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	$18.4	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1176
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$993
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1160
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$979
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1072
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1011
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1073
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1115
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1005