Bremen City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bremen City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1765	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4254	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$867	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3282	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	577K	24.9M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 54% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2955th and 4880th ($1765 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 88th and 1178th 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	$19.6	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1035	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5115	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4287	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.7	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20090	$27610

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1586
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1589
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1585
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1483
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1614
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1471
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1600
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1565
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1507
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1588
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1619
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1382
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1584
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1555
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1442
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1547
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1571
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1575
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1569
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1465
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1520
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1685
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1555
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1693
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1513
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1697

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789