Nuremberg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$877	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	526K	14.3M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 4% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2788th and 3019th ($1672 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 107th 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	$15.8	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$15235

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101