Nuremberg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$874	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	526K	5.45M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2992nd and 370th ($1753 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 131st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sydney

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	Nuremberg	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863