Bremen City vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$969
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
569K
585K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 18% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2502nd and 3595th ($1799 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 371st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Ranked 25th vs 5th best cities to live in Germany, and 136th vs 31st 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
$15.2
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$9380

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431