Bremen City vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bremen City Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4271
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$842
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3573
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
577K
1.09M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 12% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3053rd and 2067th ($1752 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 12th 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 13th vs 1st best cities to live in Germany, and 67th vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bremen City vs Cologne

Prices for goods and services in Bremen City and Cologne are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bremen City Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1619
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5267
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4379
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.93
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19498
$22470

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1574
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1575
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1646
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1561
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1593
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1462
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1569
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1545
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1557
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1584
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1374
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1580
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1554
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1569
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1437
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1569
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1592
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1613
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1638
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1608
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1462
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1535
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1669
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1533
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1623
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1674
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1497
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1598
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1681

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944