Bremen City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bremen City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1765	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4254	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$867	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3282	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	577K	546K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 10% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2955th and 2123rd ($1765 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 1st in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 88th and 532nd 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	$19.6	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1035	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5115	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4287	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20090	$17788

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1586
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1589
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1585
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1483
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1614
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1471
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1600
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1565
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1507
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1588
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1619
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1382
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1584
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1555
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1442
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1547
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1571
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1575
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1569
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1465
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1520
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1685
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1555
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1693
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1513
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1697

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231