Bremen City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	577K	985K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 24% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3214th and 1732nd ($1556 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 152nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Stockholm

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	Bremen City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331