Bremen City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bremen City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1799	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4131	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1626	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3550	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	569K	737K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 38% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2502nd and 206th ($1799 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 136th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Seattle

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	Bremen City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5215	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.2	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.21	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10048	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263