Bangkok vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$434	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	56
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	526K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 43% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 5606th and 2992nd ($996 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 152nd in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 2044th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Nuremberg

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	Bangkok	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$19685

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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