Boston vs Bremen City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Bremen City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$4271
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$842
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$3573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	676K	577K

The cost of living in Boston is 108% more expensive than in Bremen City. Cities ranked 30th and 3053rd ($3638 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 186th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Bremen City. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Bremen City ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 94th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Bremen City

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	Boston	Bremen City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$1619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$5267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$4379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$7.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$19498

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1574
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1575
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1646
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1561
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1470
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1593
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1462
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1569
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1545
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1494
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1557
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1584
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1374
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1580
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1554
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1437
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1569
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1592
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1613
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1462
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1535
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1669
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1533
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1674
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1497
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1681