Bremen City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$842	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 56% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3053rd and 4988th ($1752 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 67th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Sapporo

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	Bremen City	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070