Nuremberg vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$898	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	526K	1.39M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 49% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2865th and 43rd ($1767 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 33rd 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 132nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs San Diego

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	Nuremberg	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$28967

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782