Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1716
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3928
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$934
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
563K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 44% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2617th and 4461st ($1716 vs $1190) 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 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 26th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 142nd and 558th 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
$13
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1151
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4735
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.08
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.78
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6450
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1460
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1442
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1405
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1380
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1502
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1495
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1488
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1499
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1385
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1362
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1496
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1428
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1405
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1532
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1487
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1495
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1506
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1499
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1347
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1380
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1467
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1563
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1386
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1516
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1491
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1301
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1599
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1426
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1467
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1601
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1453
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740