Bremen City vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	577K	906K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 18% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 3053rd and 1686th ($1752 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 1354th 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 Columbus. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Columbus

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	Bremen City	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$24638

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935