Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$969
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
569K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 58% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2502nd and 4780th ($1799 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 136th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bremen City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1547
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1539
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1588
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1501
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1584
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1569
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1597
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1525
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1472
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1555
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1576
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1555
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1613
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1538
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1520
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1515
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1597
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1484
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1581
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1636
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1495
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1607
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1577
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1456
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1675
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1551
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1579
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1678
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1566
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1689

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774