Bremen City vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	68
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	577K	875K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 38% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 3214th and 761st ($1556 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 705th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 152nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Charlotte

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	Bremen City	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888