Nuremberg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$898	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	38
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	526K	767K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 23% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2865th and 4147th ($1767 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th in Germany and Croatia, respectively. Check Germany vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 132nd and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Zagreb

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	Nuremberg	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$12234

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890