Nuremberg vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$874	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	526K	1.39M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 50% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2992nd and 52nd ($1753 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 39th 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 155th 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	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$22295

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826