Nuremberg vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$874	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	526K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 56% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2992nd and 4918th ($1753 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 1670th 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	$17.5	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720