Bremen City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1765
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4254
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$867
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1469
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3282
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
577K
587K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 16% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2955th and 3925th ($1765 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 521st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ranked 15th vs 3rd best cities to live in Germany, and 88th vs 23rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Essen

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Bremen City Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1035
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5115
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4287
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.47
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$501
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20090
$9789

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1586
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1589
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1707
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1585
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1483
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1614
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1471
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1600
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1565
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1507
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1588
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1619
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1382
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1584
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1555
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1556
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1442
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1547
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1571
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1575
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1661
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1569
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1630
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1465
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1520
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1685
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1555
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1582
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1693
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1513
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1563
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1697

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538