Bremen City vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$773	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$2738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	577K	620K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 3% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3214th and 3353rd ($1556 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 271st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 25th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 152nd vs 87th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Leipzig

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	Bremen City	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307