Nuremberg vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$3195
🏠 One person rent	$874	$624
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$3066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	526K	9.67M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 35% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2992nd and 4545th ($1753 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 3rd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 131st and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Seoul

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	Nuremberg	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$19916

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1089
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1052
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1152
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1094
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1313
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$943
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$894
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1040
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1022
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1179
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1010
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1001
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$985
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1032
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$977
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1061
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1019
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1557
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1016
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$952
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1062
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1128
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$917
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$993
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$971