Bremen City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$773	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	577K	6.21M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 70% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3214th and 5954th ($1556 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 152nd and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bremen City	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562