Bremen City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$773	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	577K	12.6M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 204% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3214th and 8544th ($1556 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 499th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 152nd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Zhengzhou

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	Bremen City	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591