Bremen City vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$4148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	70
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	577K	888K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 26% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 3053rd and 1140th ($1752 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 67th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Indianapolis

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	Bremen City	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$25946

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931