Berlin vs Bremen City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Bremen City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$899
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1538
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3265
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	577K

The cost of living in Berlin is 24% more expensive than in Bremen City. Cities ranked 1418th and 2793rd ($2222 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 127th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Bremen City. Ranked 4th vs 23rd best cities to live in Germany, and 35th vs 198th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bremen City

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	Berlin	Bremen City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$602
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1109
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$66.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$28.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$127
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$20109

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Bremen City

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