Cost of Living in Germany

Summary of cost of living in Germany:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 € 8.49-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 65.00 € 50.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00 € 9.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.50 € 3.00-5.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 € 3.00-5.50
Cappuccino (regular) 3.51 € 2.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.90 € 2.00-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.58 € 2.00-4.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.18 € 3.75-5.49
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.75 € 1.18-2.72
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.33 € 0.78-2.08
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.32 € 2.39-4.06
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.81 € 4.08-9.93
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 5.52 € 3.18-7.67
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 7.80 € 5.00-13.56
Apples (1 lb) 1.26 € 0.81-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.72 € 0.59-1.04
Oranges (1 lb) 0.90 € 0.75-1.59
Tomato (1 lb) 1.90 € 0.90-2.26
Potato (1 lb) 0.62 € 0.34-0.91
Onion (1 lb) 0.63 € 0.43-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 1.63 € 1.00-1.99
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.94 € 0.30-1.20
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.00 € 4.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.93 € 0.65-1.10
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.44 € 1.15-1.90
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 8.50 € 8.20-9.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.20 € 2.55-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 58.00 € 49.00-68.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.80 € 3.30-7.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 3.86 € 3.22-4.83
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 32.00 € 24.00-40.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.54 € 6.28-7.19
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 27,180.00 € 27,180.00-29,275.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 32,462.45 € 30,000.00-33,340.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 302.81 € 200.00-494.89
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 23.56 € 10.00-39.95
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 44.94 € 33.35-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 35.09 € 20.00-60.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 21.43 € 15.00-30.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 12.00 € 10.00-16.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 406.16 € 168.00-900.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 13,439.10 € 7,200.00-21,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 80.50 € 40.00-115.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 37.99 € 20.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 87.95 € 50.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 114.89 € 60.00-180.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 886.48 € 570.00-1,514.56
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 671.24 € 450.00-1,148.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,659.84 € 1,100.00-2,900.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,260.24 € 800.00-2,194.44
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 506.72 € 315.87-1,071.61
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 399.73 € 232.26-761.39
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,867.20 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.98 3.50-4.00

Prices in Germany

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Last update: 30 June 2025
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
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Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:

By City in Germany

Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Munich 73.5 45.3 61.3 62.2 76.0 125.8
Frankfurt 71.6 38.0 57.1 66.0 74.2 154.5
Hamburg 71.3 32.9 54.6 64.1 74.6 135.9
Darmstadt 69.9 28.2 51.8 66.4 70.7 135.3
Heidelberg 69.8 32.6 53.6 66.2 65.7 148.1
Wiesbaden 69.1 26.7 50.7 64.1 73.7 126.0
Dusseldorf 69.0 32.5 53.2 63.8 68.8 134.7
Augsburg 68.7 25.4 49.9 65.4 66.7 134.1
Cologne 68.4 29.0 51.3 65.7 64.4 120.2
Stuttgart 68.3 31.8 52.4 65.3 68.5 135.8
Bonn 67.6 26.7 49.9 67.0 63.6 131.2
Berlin 67.3 35.8 53.6 61.7 67.1 131.6
Essen 67.2 19.8 46.7 64.8 63.0 156.8
Freiburg im Breisgau 67.1 28.4 50.3 65.7 63.1 146.9
Mainz 66.8 23.9 48.2 63.2 62.6 144.4
Karlsruhe 66.4 26.4 49.1 66.2 62.0 122.3
Dortmund 66.3 20.8 46.6 63.9 60.2 149.4
Nuremberg 66.3 24.6 48.2 62.8 67.2 152.3
Hanover 65.9 23.6 47.5 63.4 67.0 127.6
Bremen 65.7 21.6 46.5 64.8 62.3 152.8
Mannheim 65.5 23.6 47.3 65.1 56.1 195.8
Aachen 64.6 20.7 45.5 62.1 63.5 154.4
Dresden 64.5 21.0 45.6 62.8 65.4 146.2
Leipzig 64.1 22.7 46.1 65.3 59.3 126.9
Erlangen 63.3 23.7 46.1 65.1 59.1 187.0
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