Nuremberg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$873	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	526K	1.21M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 34% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2945th and 4516th ($1777 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 150th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sofia

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	Nuremberg	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$11223

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784