Nuremberg vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$873	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1631
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	63
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	526K	1.27M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 68% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2945th and 5251st ($1777 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 150th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Soweto

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	Nuremberg	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$4370

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$958
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1089
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$765
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$892
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$967
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$792
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1049
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$910
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$875
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$899
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$826
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$901
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$697
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$731
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$694
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$662
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$652
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$912
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$681
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$511
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$630
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$927
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$551
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$916
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$966
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$948
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$633
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$950