Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$773	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	577K	24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 42% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3214th and 4858th ($1556 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 152nd and 675th 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	$15.7	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746