Bremen City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$773	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	577K	791K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 47% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3214th and 5101st ($1556 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 152nd and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Niigata

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	Bremen City	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052