Bremen City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bremen City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1799	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4131	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1626	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3550	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	569K	664K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 19% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2502nd and 1336th ($1799 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 136th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Rotterdam

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	Bremen City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5215	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.21	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10048	$10888

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1547
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1539
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1588
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1501
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1584
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1569
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1597
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1525
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1472
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1555
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1576
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1555
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1613
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1538
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1520
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1597
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1484
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1487
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1581
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1495
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1577
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1456
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1675
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1551
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1678
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1689

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592