Bremen City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bremen City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4271	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$842	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3573	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	577K	468K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 24% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3053rd and 1246th ($1752 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 186th and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bremen City ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Raleigh

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	Bremen City	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1619	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1031	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5267	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4379	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.21	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.93	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$514	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19498	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736