Nuremberg vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$873	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	526K	6.21M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 75% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2945th and 5559th ($1777 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 150th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Nuremberg	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$13739

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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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631