Cost of Living in Germany - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Germany
Address: DE

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,065 (excluding rent), and $2,196 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,621 (excluding rent), and $4,348 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.58 €15.16

$9.87 €8.50

$29.30 €25.26

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$75.0 €64.7

$57.7 €49.76

$115 €99.5

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.54 €9.95

$10.39 €8.96

$13.85 €11.94

Cappuccino

$4.10 €3.53

$2.33 €2.01

$5.84 €5.04

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.40 €2.93

$2.34 €2.02

$4.70 €4.05

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 €2.61

$2.35 €2.03

$4.71 €4.06

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.26 €4.53

$3.50 €3.02

$6.43 €5.54

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.44 €2.97

$6.32 €5.44

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 €1.07

$1.12 €0.96

$1.64 €1.41

White Bread (500g)

$2.29 €1.98

$1.54 €1.33

$3.57 €3.08

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.37 €2.90

$1.99 €1.71

$5.27 €4.54

Eggs

$3.79 €3.27

$2.72 €2.35

$4.64 €4.00

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.54 €12.54

$10.22 €8.81

$24.86 €21.43

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.28 €12.31

$8.20 €7.07

$19.80 €17.06

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.99 €17.23

$12.79 €11.03

$34.77 €29.98

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 €2.72

$2.04 €1.76

$3.40 €2.93

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 €1.54

$1.45 €1.25

$2.57 €2.22

Oranges (1kg)

$2.21 €1.91

$1.86 €1.60

$3.93 €3.39

Tomato (1kg)

$4.73 €4.07

$2.23 €1.92

$5.61 €4.83

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 €1.33

$0.86 €0.74

$2.28 €1.96

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 €1.41

$1.12 €0.97

$2.35 €2.03

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.85 €1.59

$1.14 €0.98

$2.26 €1.95

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 €0.92

$0.34 €0.30

$1.37 €1.18

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.80 €8.45

$9.57 €8.25

$10.51 €9.06

Wine (Bottle)

$6.94 €5.98

$4.63 €3.99

$9.27 €7.99

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 €0.95

$0.77 €0.66

$1.30 €1.12

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.40

$1.30 €1.12

$2.14 €1.85

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.68 €3.17

$2.94 €2.53

$4.61 €3.97

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.7 €57.5

$56.4 €48.59

$78.7 €67.8

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.69 €4.90

$3.98 €3.43

$8.88 €7.66

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.28 €1.96

$1.86 €1.60

$3.10 €2.68

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$38.16 €32.89

$27.76 €23.93

$46.25 €39.87

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.70

$1.90 €1.64

$2.17 €1.87

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.8K €27.4K

$34.3K €29.6K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$37.4K €32.2K

$34.5K €29.8K

$38.4K €33.1K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$354 €306

$235 €203

$577 €497

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$27.69 €23.87

$11.64 €10.04

$46.53 €40.11

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$51.4 €44.29

$38.11 €32.85

$57.1 €49.25

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.25 €35.55

$23.46 €20.22

$70.4 €60.7

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.49 €21.11

$17.14 €14.78

$34.28 €29.55

Cinema Ticket

$13.87 €11.96

$11.56 €9.96

$18.50 €15.94

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$461 €397

$191 €165

$1,025 €883

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.2K €13.1K

$8,456 €7,289

$25.8K €22.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.7 €80.8

$46.38 €39.98

$133 €115

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.43 €37.44

$22.80 €19.66

$68.4 €59.0

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$100 €86.4

$56.8 €48.93

$142 €122

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 €115

$69.2 €59.7

$208 €179

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,038 €895

$668 €576

$1,786 €1,540

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$773 €667

$519 €447

$1,321 €1,138

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,932 €1,665

$1,280 €1,104

$3,405 €2,935

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,451 €1,251

$923 €796

$2,532 €2,183

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,257 €5,393

$4,034 €3,477

$12.9K €11.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,369 €3,766

$2,574 €2,219

$8,979 €7,740

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,444 €2,969

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.98

3.45

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 11, 2026

By City in Germany

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
101	Leipzig	628718	99	$1,055	$1,968	$2,553	$4,077	111.64	160.43
102	Leonberg	45458	106	$977	$2,087	$3,125	$4,422	174.53	172.66
103	Leverkusen	160819	123	$1,027	$2,463	$2,582	$4,731	43.34	127.59
104	Limburg an der Lahn	34255	86	$1,074	$1,727	$2,627	$3,571	72.57	129.63
105	Lorrach	48307	130	$964	$2,565	$2,299	$4,322	37.73	183.16
106	Ludwigshafen	163340	93	$847	$1,865	$2,066	$3,581	27.55	193.19
107	Lübeck	212958	112	$1,070	$2,209	$2,600	$4,426	75	141.16
108	Lüneburg	74125	92	$911	$1,816	$2,788	$3,668	180.95	161.78
109	Magdeburg	231021	94	$1,025	$1,864	$2,532	$3,992	67.61	137.85
110	Mainz	209779	109	$1,040	$2,159	$2,679	$4,307	119.58	149.74
111	Mannheim	310000	105	$1,042	$2,085	$2,550	$4,213	76.72	175.24
112	Marburg	73125	92	$926	$1,841	$2,091	$3,877	25.43	114.62
113	Meppen, Niedersachsen	35935	102	$973	$2,016	$2,823	$4,078	233.79	94.57
114	Minden	75000	91	$960	$1,820	$2,584	$3,846	92.33	75.13
115	Moenchengladbach	255430	99	$956	$1,967	$2,553	$3,591	20.74	164.63
116	Moers	105102	104	$1,108	$2,111	$2,259	$4,103	39.74	133.66
117	Muelheim an der Ruhr	167108	128	$1,066	$2,510	$2,408	$4,176	53.47	164.42
118	Munich	1484226	142	$1,081	$2,830	$2,808	$5,726	34.44	187.24
119	Munster	314332	117	$1,063	$2,322	$2,615	$4,405	133.51	140.88
120	Neu-Ulm	62610	98	$934	$1,934	$2,856	$4,079	230.04	148.33
121	Neuss	159122	98	$1,063	$1,981	$2,155	$4,580	228.57	164.46
122	Nienburg	30677	77	$943	$1,506	$2,242	$3,256	333.72	169.59
123	Nuremberg	526091	104	$1,056	$2,092	$2,595	$4,364	180.83	139.18
124	Oberhausen	209292	106	$948	$2,104	$2,565	$3,880	57.07	145.18
125	Offenbach	136824	100	$1,078	$2,035	$2,189	$4,187	310.08	177.48
126	Offenburg	58769	95	$961	$1,877	$2,578	$3,756	94.53	143.4
127	Oldenburg	163830	101	$959	$2,016	$2,569	$3,739	17.62	145
128	Osnabruck	169108	88	$994	$1,753	$2,488	$3,975	57.47	135.72
129	Paderborn	151633	96	$1,118	$1,875	$2,313	$3,583	41.92	144.16
130	Passau	54401	85	$859	$1,668	$2,653	$4,039	56.71	101.26
131	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	27318	99	$952	$2,006	$2,215	$4,106	66.76	142.1
132	Pforzheim	117754	92	$913	$1,821	$2,266	$3,573	53.14	144.32
133	Potsdam	178089	129	$1,057	$2,615	$2,685	$4,751	30.46	136.44
134	Ravensburg	50776	109	$952	$2,203	$2,265	$4,254	262.29	105.34
135	Recklinghausen	115320	97	$1,012	$1,934	$2,550	$3,954	105.09	161.64
136	Regensburg	145000	102	$1,052	$2,027	$2,662	$3,984	100.83	143.77
137	Remagen	16036	86	$924	$1,702	$2,331	$3,892	144.33	130.28
138	Remscheid	116827	107	$1,039	$2,146	$2,672	$4,231	63.3	128.44
139	Rendsburg	-	103	$949	$2,069	$2,711	$4,283	250.31	150.49
140	Reutlingen	112099	116	$1,122	$2,314	$2,808	$5,132	416.1	148.32
141	Rosenheim	61512	105	$993	$2,101	$2,199	$4,138	35.6	149.58
142	Rostock	207830	89	$1,053	$1,759	$2,581	$3,866	250.58	145.92
143	Ruesselsheim	-	100	$901	$2,010	$2,735	$4,182	79.63	136.39
144	Rüdesheim am Rhein	10000	104	$1,140	$2,051	$2,604	$4,317	89.64	106.24
145	Saarbrucken	177201	90	$979	$1,814	$2,388	$3,663	27.97	138.3
146	Saarlouis	34354	96	$1,023	$1,917	$2,065	$3,878	313.77	152.46
147	Schweinfurt	51610	96	$903	$1,907	$2,738	$4,238	221.72	114.95
148	Schwerin	98596	78	$888	$1,582	$2,169	$3,407	60.38	137.68
149	Siegen	99403	93	$980	$1,836	$2,416	$3,471	45.31	125.42
150	Simbach am Inn	10000	93	$1,002	$1,836	$2,111	$3,774	343.99	88.93

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Cost of Living in Germany - Frequently Asked Questions

Germany offers solid value for travelers and expats who plan ahead. Cost of Living in Germany tends to sit mid-to-high in Europe, with big-city variations that can surprise budgets. In Munich or Frankfurt, housing and dining can push costs upward, while cities like Leipzig or Hannover often feel more approachable. Public services, safety, and health care add value that can offset higher prices in some categories. Transportation is efficient and affordable with good rail and transit options, making a car optional for many. Plan housing as your largest line item, then budget groceries, utilities, and dining out. Tip: map a two-week transit and housing search before committing.

Daily life centers on efficient systems and accessible options. When you search housing, expect a mix of older buildings with character and modern flats, with leases that favour longer commitments; be prepared for deposits and utility setup. Food can be affordable if you shop at local markets and discount grocers, and you’ll find delicious options in casual eateries and weekly specials. Transport is robust: city-wide transit passes cover buses, trams, and trains, and cycling is popular. For co-working or errands, look for neighborhood hubs with reliable Wi-Fi and nearby services. Germany living cost varies by city, so compare Berlin's vibe and Leipzig's pace before committing. Tip: start with a two-week neighborhood trial to calibrate commute, noise level, and daily errands.

Quality of life in Germany is often high due to reliable services, safety, and cultural variety. Build a simple budgeting framework: cover essentials (housing, utilities, groceries), allocate flexible spending to experiences, and reserve a buffer for seasonal costs like heating in winter or travel in summer. Seasonality affects activities and prices, but you can balance by exploring local markets, outdoor spaces, and regional festivals. When choosing a neighborhood, prioritize proximity to transit, groceries, and coworking spaces, plus a sense of community. Consider long-term housing options like WG or shared apartments to ease transitions and meet locals. Tip: rotate your routine with seasonal kicks, and set a flexible monthly plan that adapts to changes in work and leisure.