Nuremberg vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$873	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	526K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 59% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2945th and 5003rd ($1777 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 150th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sao Paulo

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	Nuremberg	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719