Bremen City vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$773	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$3006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	577K	676K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 14% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 3214th and 2353rd ($1556 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 2nd in Germany and Finland, respectively. Check Germany vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 152nd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Helsinki

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	Bremen City	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$9361

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1450
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1451
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1481
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1421
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1358
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1498
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1348
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1433
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1402
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1425
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1443
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1428
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1328
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1407
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1421
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1482
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1420
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1345
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1371
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1587
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1404
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1590
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1320
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1599

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045