Bremen City vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$773	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	77
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	577K	1.72M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 58% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 3214th and 5565th ($1556 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 3rd in Germany and Romania, respectively. Check Germany vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 152nd and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Bucharest

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	Bremen City	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$11573

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758