Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4271
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$842
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3573
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
577K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 56% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3053rd and 4971st ($1752 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 67th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Shanghai

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Bremen City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1619
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5267
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4379
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.93
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19498
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765