Boston vs Bremen City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Bremen City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$4131
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$1626
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$3550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	676K	569K

The cost of living in Boston is 93% more expensive than in Bremen City. Cities ranked 32nd and 2502nd ($3467 vs $1799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Bremen City. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Bremen City ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 89th and 136th 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	$21.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$1411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$1229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$5215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$4930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$61.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$9.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$60.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$10048

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1547
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1539
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1588
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1501
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1584
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1569
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1597
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1525
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1472
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1555
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1576
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1555
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1613
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1538
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1520
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1597
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1484
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1487
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1581
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1495
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1577
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1456
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1675
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1551
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1678
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1689