Bremen City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bremen City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$899	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1538	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3265	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	577K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 177% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2793rd and 7469th ($1785 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 101st 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 Hefei. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 198th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Hefei

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	Bremen City	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.28
🥤 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	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1517	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1109	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$311	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5496	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4667	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$127	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20109	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663