Nuremberg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$873	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	526K	115K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 331% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2945th and 8957th ($1777 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 2nd in Germany and Bhutan, respectively. Check Germany vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 150th and 7238th 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	$18.4	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$633

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285