Bremen City vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1556
$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3881
$8485
🏠 One person rent
$773
$2688
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$4744
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$6191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
87
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
577K
1.01M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 59% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3214th and 8th ($1556 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 6th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 152nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs San Jose, United States

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Bremen City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.8
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$8.92
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1395
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4885
$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4253
$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.15
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12560
$25839

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Bremen CitySan Jose

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2828
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3448
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3295
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3159
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3752
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3187
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3060
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3326
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3002
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3412
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3344
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3448
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3006
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3096
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3437
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3657
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3466
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2811
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3678
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$3041
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2963
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3269
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$3045
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3226
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3785
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3195
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3364
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2135
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3185
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$2968