Gothenburg vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$914	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	56
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	526K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 5% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2599th and 2945th ($1864 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 156th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 83rd and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nuremberg

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	Gothenburg	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$17866

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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