Bremen City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bremen City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$899	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1538	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3265	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	577K	546K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 5% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2793rd and 2357th ($1785 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 2nd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 198th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Lisbon

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	Bremen City	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.8	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1517	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1109	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$311	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5496	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4667	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$127	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20109	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231