Bremen City vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	577K	1.51M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 29% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3214th and 1352nd ($1556 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 25th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 152nd vs 54th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Munich

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	Bremen City	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560