Bremen City vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1556
$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3881
$6655
🏠 One person rent
$773
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$2946
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$4876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
577K
2.75M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 42% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 3214th and 529th ($1556 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 483rd 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 Chicago. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 152nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Chicago

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Bremen City Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.8
$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1395
$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.4
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4885
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4253
$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.15
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12560
$24502

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Bremen CityChicago

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$349

$907

$6.64K

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$1451
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$1468
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$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

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$2425
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$2421
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$2510
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$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
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$2194
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$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
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$2418
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$2384
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$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
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$2389
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$2264
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$2377
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$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
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$2509
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$2359
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$2393
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$2360
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$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
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$2344
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$2396
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$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
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$2369
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$2506
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$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
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$2351
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$2371