Nuremberg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nuremberg	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1784	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4381	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$943	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3682	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	523K	14.3M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 9% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2567th and 3085th ($1784 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 92nd and 3rd 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	$16.7	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.44	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7327	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.55	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14484	$15495

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1631
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1697
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1769
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1604
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1564
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1491
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1536
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1267
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1418
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1521
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1492
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1578
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1520
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1653
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1454
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1619
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1740
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1633
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1465
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1617
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1496
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1639
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1681
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1640
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1504
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1664
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1602
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1135
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1635

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033