Bremen City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bremen City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1765	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4254	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$867	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3282	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	577K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 58% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2955th and 4th ($1765 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 88th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs New York City

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	Bremen City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$584	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1035	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5115	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4287	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.7	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20090	$21713

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1586
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1589
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1585
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1483
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1614
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1471
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1600
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1565
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1507
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1588
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1619
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1382
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1584
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1555
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1442
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1547
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1571
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1575
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1569
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1465
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1520
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1685
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1555
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1693
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1513
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1697

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192