Bremen City vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$4925
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1878
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	77
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	577K	639K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 14% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 3053rd and 1947th ($1752 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Detroit

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	Bremen City	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$19339

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619