Bremen City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4305
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$899
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3265
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
577K
4.43M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 65% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2793rd and 5031st ($1785 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 198th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bremen City Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5496
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4667
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.9
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$127
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20109
$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915