Bremen City vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$773	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	577K	1.69M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 40% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 3214th and 4777th ($1556 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 1st in Germany and Hungary, respectively. Check Germany vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 152nd and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Budapest

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	Bremen City	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$11151

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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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039