Nuremberg vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$898	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	97
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	526K	874K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 57% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2865th and 5th ($1767 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 132nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs San Francisco

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	Nuremberg	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765