Nuremberg vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$873	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	526K	2.03M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 20% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2945th and 1464th ($1777 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 150th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Vienna

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	Nuremberg	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989