Bremen City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$773	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	577K	1.52M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 41% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3214th and 4793rd ($1556 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 127th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 152nd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Kobe

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	Bremen City	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$16179

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1450
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1451
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1481
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1421
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1358
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1498
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1348
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1433
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1402
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1425
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1443
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1428
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1328
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1407
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1421
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1482
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1420
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1345
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1371
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1587
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1404
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1590
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1320
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1599

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079