Bremen City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4305
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$899
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1538
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3265
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
91
99
🏙️ Population
577K
14.3M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 5% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2793rd and 3130th ($1785 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Bremen City ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 198th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Tokyo

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Bremen City Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5496
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4667
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.9
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$127
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20109
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1579
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1591
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1727
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1562
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1602
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1498
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1605
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1552
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1527
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1610
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1622
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1424
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1585
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1555
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1559
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1474
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1548
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1565
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1602
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1652
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1561
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1605
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1497
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1527
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1679
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1573
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1605
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1683
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1464
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1588
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1691

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961