Bremen City vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$969
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
569K
4.43M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 67% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2502nd and 5069th ($1799 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 136th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Johannesburg

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Bremen City Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$5865

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1547
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1539
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1588
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1501
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1584
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1569
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1597
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1525
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1472
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1555
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1576
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1555
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1613
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1538
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1520
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1515
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1597
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1484
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1581
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1636
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1495
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1607
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1577
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1456
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1675
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1551
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1579
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1678
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1566
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1689

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045