Nuremberg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$998
🏠 One person rent	$874	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	526K	115K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 326% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2992nd and 8941st ($1753 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 131st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Thimphu

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	Nuremberg	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274