Bremen City vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1556
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3881
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$773
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
577K
196K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 14% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 3214th and 2354th ($1556 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 1st in Germany and Belgium, respectively. Check Germany vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 152nd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Brussels

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Bremen City Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.8
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1395
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4885
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4253
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.15
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12560
$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640