Melbourne vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	100	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	526K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 40% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 893rd and 2945th ($2496 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 156th in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nuremberg

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	Melbourne	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$17866

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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