Bremen City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bremen City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1765	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4254	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$867	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3282	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	577K	7.82M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 188% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2955th and 7879th ($1765 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 88th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Shangqiu

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	Bremen City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1035	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5115	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4287	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20090	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522