Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4305
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$899
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3265
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
577K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2793rd and 4879th ($1785 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 198th and 1383rd 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
$18.5
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5496
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4667
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$127
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20109
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1579
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1591
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1727
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1562
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1602
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1498
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1605
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1552
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1527
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1610
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1622
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1424
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1585
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1555
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1559
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1474
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1548
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1565
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1602
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1652
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1561
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1605
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1497
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1527
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1679
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1573
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1605
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1683
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1464
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1588
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753