Bremen City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	577K	577K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 24% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3214th and 1702nd ($1556 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 1506th 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 Milwaukee. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 152nd and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Milwaukee

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	Bremen City	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378