Nuremberg vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$898	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	526K	449K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 52% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2865th and 23rd ($1767 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd in Germany and Switzerland, respectively. Check Germany vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 132nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Zurich

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	Nuremberg	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$22875

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041