Cost of living in Germany
Map of Cost of Living in Germany
This map shows only the top cities in Germany. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.
The color of the markers corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
The size of the markers correspond with the population of each city.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of the city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each cities' Cost of Living Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Berlin is 36% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Berlin is 30% cheaper than in Singapore
- Cost of living in Munich is 7% more expensive than in Berlin
- Cost of living in Munich is 26% cheaper than in Singapore
- Cost of living in Munich is 15% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Berlin is 42% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Berlin is 25% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Berlin is 7% cheaper than in Edinburgh
- Cost of living in Munich is about the same as in Milan
- Cost of living in Dortmund is 9% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Berlin is 24% cheaper than in Paris
- Cost of living in Stuttgart is 25% more expensive than in Athens
- Cost of living in Berlin is 23% cheaper than in Amsterdam
- Cost of living in Berlin is 29% cheaper than in Sydney
- Cost of living in Bremen is 16% cheaper than in Munich
- Cost of living in Munich is 7% more expensive than in Detroit, Michigan
- Cost of living in Bremen is 12% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Stuttgart is 106% more expensive than in Bangalore
- Cost of living in Berlin is 26% more expensive than in Athens
- Cost of living in Berlin is 11% more expensive than in Barcelona
Cost of Living Ranking in Germany (top cities by data quality)
| Ranking | City | Price Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Düsseldorf | 176 |
| 2 | Frankfurt am Main | 174 |
| 3 | Munich | 171 |
| 4 | Hamburg | 170 |
| 5 | Berlin | 162 |
| 6 | Rosenheim | 156 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 155 |
| 8 | Hanover | 154 |
| 9 | Cologne | 154 |
| 10 | Nuremberg | 150 |
| 11 | Mannheim | 147 |
| 12 | Bremen | 144 |
| 13 | Dresden | 138 |
| 14 | Leipzig | 135 |
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Recent Prices Added
- Public transport in Stuttgart costs €60 (about 19 hours ago)
- Volkswagen golf 2.0 tdi 140 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Ulm costs €15,000 (1 day ago)
- Public transport in Berlin costs €80 (2 days ago)
- Volkswagen golf 2.0 tdi 140 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Berlin costs €16,000 (2 days ago)
- Bread for 2 people for 1 day (250 g) in Berlin costs €1.00 (2 days ago)
- 500 ml domestic beer in the supermarket in Berlin costs €1.00 (2 days ago)
- 1 kg of potatoes in Berlin costs €1.00 (2 days ago)
- 1 kg of apples in Berlin costs €1.50 (2 days ago)
- 250 g of local cheese in Berlin costs €6.00 (2 days ago)
- 1 kg of tomatoes in Berlin costs €4.00 (2 days ago)