Bremen City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bremen City	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1799	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4131	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1626	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3550	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	569K	548K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 16% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2502nd and 1500th ($1799 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 53rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 136th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Manchester

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	Bremen City	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5215	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.21	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.2	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10048	$17390

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1547
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1539
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1588
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1501
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1584
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1569
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1597
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1525
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1472
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1555
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1576
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1555
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1613
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1538
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1520
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1597
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1484
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1487
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1581
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1495
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1577
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1456
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1675
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1551
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1678
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1689

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761