Bremen City vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bremen City	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$899	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1538	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3265	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	577K	20.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 181% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2793rd and 7530th ($1785 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 114th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 198th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Chengdu

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	Bremen City	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1517	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1109	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$311	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5496	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4667	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$127	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20109	$11647

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1579
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1591
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1562
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1602
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1498
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1605
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1552
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1527
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1610
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1622
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1424
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1585
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1555
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1474
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1548
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1565
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1602
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1561
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1497
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1527
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1679
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1573
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1683
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1464
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1691

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560