Bremen City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$773	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	577K	1.27M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 69% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3214th and 5917th ($1556 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 6th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 152nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Soweto

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	Bremen City	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003