Nuremberg vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$877	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	54
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	526K	525K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 41% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2788th and 313th ($1672 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 277th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 107th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sacramento

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	Nuremberg	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$29998

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045