Bremen City vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$773	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$3148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	92
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	577K	1.09M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 11% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3214th and 2551st ($1556 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 24th 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 152nd vs 12th 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	$15.7	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$15595

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772