Bremen City vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bremen City	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1765	$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4254	$875
🏠 One person rent	$867	$127
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3282	$255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	577K	4.5M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 388% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2955th and 9031st ($1765 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 40th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 88th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Kolkata

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	Bremen City	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1035	$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5115	$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4287	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.5	$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.7	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20090	$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$326
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$319
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$313
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$321
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$321
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$324
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$327
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$315
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$314
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$322
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$328
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$339
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$311
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$319
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$313
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$362
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$285
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$296
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$276
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$267
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$326
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$287
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$272
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$288
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$268
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$274
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$289
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$321
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$339
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$273
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$478
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$348
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$289