Bremen City vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bremen City	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1799	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4131	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1626	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3550	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	569K	906K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 20% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2502nd and 1248th ($1799 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1100th 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 25th best city to live in Germany vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 136th and 242nd 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	$15.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5215	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.1	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.21	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.2	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10048	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829