Nuremberg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$873	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	39
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	526K	767K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 20% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2945th and 4105th ($1777 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 150th and 780th 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	$18.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961