Nuremberg vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nuremberg Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1757
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4282
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$956
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1804
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2979
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
69
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
511K
1.38M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 85% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 2467th and 5668th ($1757 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Germany and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Germany vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nuremberg ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 131st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nuremberg Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.67
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1508
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1419
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6975
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5812
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13846
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Furth
$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Zirndorf
$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi Schwabach
$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi Lauf an der Pegnitz
$1616
17 km or 10 mi Erlangen
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Herzogenaurach
$1702
23 km or 14 mi Roth
$1587
30 km or 18 mi Forchheim
$1632
34 km or 21 mi Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
$1504
40 km or 25 mi Ansbach
$1473
51 km or 31 mi Bamberg
$1418
56 km or 35 mi Amberg
$1212
66 km or 41 mi Bayreuth
$1385
73 km or 45 mi Kitzingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Schwandorf
$1398
76 km or 47 mi Lichtenfels
$1472
76 km or 47 mi Kulmbach
$1437
79 km or 49 mi Nordlingen
$1546
80 km or 50 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
81 km or 50 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
81 km or 50 mi Crailsheim
$1577
82 km or 51 mi Weiden in der Oberpfalz
$1415
85 km or 53 mi Donauworth
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Regensburg
$1438
88 km or 55 mi Ellwangen
$1515
90 km or 56 mi Schweinfurt
$1504
90 km or 56 mi Coburg
$1469
91 km or 57 mi Wurzburg
$1216
95 km or 59 mi Bad Mergentheim
$1526
99 km or 62 mi Aalen
$1470
100 km or 62 mi Sonneberg
$1225
104 km or 65 mi Schwabisch Hall
$1607
107 km or 67 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
109 km or 68 mi Heidenheim an der Brenz
$1578
110 km or 69 mi Bad Kissingen
$1479
112 km or 69 mi Aichach
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hof
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Gersthofen
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Cheb
$1013
117 km or 73 mi Wertheim am Main
$1594

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$598
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$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619