Bern vs Bremen City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Bremen City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$4254
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$867
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1469
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$3282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
72
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
137K
577K

The cost of living in Bern is 62% more expensive than in Bremen City. Cities ranked 348th and 2955th ($2857 vs $1765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 143rd in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Bremen City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bremen City ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 52nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Bremen City

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Bern Bremen City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$584
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$5115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$4287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$28.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$20090

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

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