Bremen City vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1716
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3928
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$934
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$3251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
563K
1.85M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 10% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2617th and 2013th ($1716 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bremen City compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Ranked 26th vs 7th best cities to live in Germany, and 142nd vs 43rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Hamburg City

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Bremen City Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$4.95
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1151
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4735
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.08
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.78
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6450
$28533

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1460
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1442
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1405
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1380
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1502
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1495
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1488
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1499
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1385
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1362
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1496
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1428
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1405
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1532
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1487
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1495
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1506
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1499
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1347
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1380
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1467
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1563
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1386
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1516
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1491
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1301
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1599
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1426
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1467
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1601
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1453
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1610

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274