Bremen City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	577K	577K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 16% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3053rd and 1833rd ($1752 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 260th 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	$19.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415