Bremen City vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	577K	546K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 10% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 3053rd and 2184th ($1752 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 2nd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 67th and 574th 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	$19.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$16697

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1574
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1575
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1646
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1561
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1470
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1593
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1462
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1569
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1545
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1494
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1557
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1584
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1374
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1580
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1554
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1437
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1569
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1592
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1613
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1462
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1535
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1669
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1533
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1674
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1497
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1681

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249