Bremen City vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$969
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
90
97
🏙️ Population
569K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 3% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2502nd and 2308th ($1799 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 19th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Ranked 25th vs 2nd best cities to live in Germany, and 136th vs 16th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Cologne

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Bremen City Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$16860

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1547
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1539
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1588
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1501
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1584
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1569
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1597
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1525
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1472
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1555
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1576
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1555
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1613
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1538
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1520
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1515
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1597
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1484
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1581
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1636
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1495
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1607
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1577
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1456
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1675
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1551
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1579
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1678
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1566
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1689

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861