Nuremberg vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$8690
🏠 One person rent	$873	$2814
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$4668
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$830
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$7450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	97
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	526K	874K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 56% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2945th and 7th ($1777 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 30th 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	$18.4	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$21243

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805