Cost of Living in Germany. 2018 prices in Germany.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	€11
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	€7
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	€3.85
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	€0.97
	12 eggs, large	€3.03
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	€2.56
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	€4.94
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	€2.36
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	€1.55
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	€0.96
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	€7
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	€1.75
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	€1.26
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	€1,427
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	€1,084
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	€168
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	€862
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	€640
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	€117
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	€24
	40” flat screen TV	€371
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	€87
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	€5.17
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	€13
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	€84
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	€37
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	€89
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	€118
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	€20,098
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	€1.33
	Monthly ticket public transport	€72
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	€7
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	€8
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	€63
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	€3.38
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	€2.05
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	€2.04
	4 rolls of toilet paper	€1.35
	Tube of toothpaste	€1.42
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	€20
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	€32
	2 tickets to the movies	€21
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	€114
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	€50
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	€9
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	€3.16
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	€3.48
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	€458
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	€0.16
	1 month of gym membership in business district	€43
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	€6

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 each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price 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.

Cost of Living Ranking in Germany

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Munich	162
2nd	Hamburg	161
3rd	Frankfurt am Main	160
4th	Cologne	154
5th	Berlin	152
6th	Düsseldorf	149
7th	Stuttgart	148
8th	Bonn	144
9th	Nuremberg	142
10th	Essen	141
11th	Hanover	137
12th	Darmstadt	135
13th	Bremen	134
14th	Mannheim	132
15th	Dortmund	132
16th	Karlsruhe	129
17th	Dresden	128
18th	Leipzig	125

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price 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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List of all cities available in Germany

Augsburg	Berlin	Bonn
Bremen	Bremerhaven	Chemnitz
Cologne	Darmstadt	Dortmund
Dresden	Duisburg	Düsseldorf
Essen	Frankfurt am Main	Freiburg
Hamburg	Hanover	Heidelberg
Ilmenau	Ingolstadt	Jena
Karlsruhe	Kassel	Kiel
Koblenz	Leipzig	Lübeck
Mainz	Mannheim	Marburg
Munich	Münster	Neustadt
Nuremberg	Oldenburg	Osnabrück
Paderborn	Regensburg	Rosenheim
Rostock	Saarbrücken	Siegen
Stuttgart	Ulm	Wiesbaden
Wolfsburg	Würzburg

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Recent Prices Added

Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 85 m2 in Frankfurt am Main costs €800 (about 4 hours ago)
Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Berlin costs €1,500 (about 6 hours ago)
Public transport in Berlin costs €78 (1 day ago)
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) in Berlin costs €0.09 (1 day ago)
Furnished accommodation in normal area, monthly rent - 85 m2 in Hamburg costs €1,200 (2 days ago)
1 kg of potatoes in Rostock costs €0.50 (2 days ago)
1 kg of tomatoes in Rostock costs €2.00 (2 days ago)
10 eggs, large in Rostock costs €1.55 (2 days ago)
Jeans (levis 501 or similar) in Leipzig costs €120 (2 days ago)
Laundry detergent, 3 liters in Leipzig costs €15 (2 days ago)

Cost of living in Germany