Bucharest vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$535	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3726
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.72M	526K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 36% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4935th and 2945th ($1138 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 156th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 508th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Nuremberg

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	Bucharest	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17866

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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