Nuremberg vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$873	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	526K	5.65M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 65% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2945th and 5142nd ($1777 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 4th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 150th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Saint Petersburg

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	Nuremberg	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606