cost of living in GERMANY | housing, food, transport & more
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Published 2022-11-17
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If you’re planning to move to Germany for whatever reason, it’s good to know and have a clear view on the cost of living in Germany. This video covers the average basic costs.
Although Germany ranks above average in the OECD Better Life Index in terms of quality of life and well-being, shopping bills in major German cities are often significantly less than in other major European cities.
And surprisingly the cost of living in big German cities is lower than in other major European cities such as Paris, London, Rome, Brussels, and Zurich, except Madrid.
00:00 welcome to germany
01:40 wifi & mobile
01:50 additional housing costs
01:59 radio & cable
02:25 groceries
04:46 dining & take out
05:47 cafe & coffee
06:04 ov chipkaart
06:12 transportation
06:22 bikes
06:42 bus, trams & metro
07:12 trains
08:16 cars
08:42 health insurance
09:18 shopping
10:15 student life
11:03 in conclusion
The 49 euro ticket is rumored to come more in March or April and it will last for 2 years as an experiment. Sadly it was not super realistic to have it come out on January but I am looking forward to it.
NOTES:
Metros (subways, tube) are called the U-Bahn (underground train), whilst over ground trains in cities are referred to as the S-Bahn.
Regional trains are referred to as the RE (regional express) or RB (regional Bahn). Intercity trains are named IRE (interregio-express) or ICE (intercity express).
Some sources I used:
Tipping:
www.german-way.com/the-truth-about-tipping-trinkge…
Costs and saving money:
www.expatrio.com/living-germany/costs-living-germa…
Healh insurance in germany:
www.howtogermany.com/pages/healthinsurance.html
The confusing train system:
www.bahn.com/en/offers
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All Comments (21)
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Federal Republic of Germany = F.R.O.G.
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Important info to the tickets, theres a subscription for 49€ as she mentioned in the video that's live, which allows for unlimited traveling in local public transport. This includes every bus, subway and regional train, which are (RB, RE, IRE) Basically if you see a white train with a fat red line, don't use it and you're fine.
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As an Italian living in Germany i have to say this is the best video that i see so far about the cost of living. Keep doing that
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Hallo :) I'm an international living in Germany for about 4 years. Just wanted to say that your videos are very well made! I feel your channel is very underrated but pretty sure it is going to blow up soon with the amount of quality videos you have! The videos are fun to watch and also giving useful information. Almost has an "Emma Chamberlain" vibes to them! :D I subscribed! Keep it up!
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This is a great video. Thanks for taking the time to make things so clear and straight forward. Well done, Erika!
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Your sense of humor is on another league. I love your videos😁😁😁
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Why your videos are so pleasing to watch😆? So fun and also educative! i don't plan on living in Germany but i'd love to stay on it for months Keep making these, i can't stop watching cause they are so well made haha
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Thank you Erika for such a great detailed video! you are such a life saver
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i loved this video!! erika, you were so nice to listen to and you were concise and got to the point. thank you for this insightful video :)
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Your videos are really enjoyable to watch and you do such a great job making them. I like your footage & I look forward to the next one 🇩🇪
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You forgot the psychological cost of learning german 😭
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What a lovely video Erika. You rock. 💌
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This is premium content! Very thorough!
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i recently came across your channel but it is sooooo calm and refreshing and peaceful and fun and just... perfect the way you share information is just perfecctt
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Hey Erika, thanks for the information. This was helpful. Love the break down 👍
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this video was beautiful and amazing the story telling was good and covered most of the things, thanks you for you hard work and time that you invested in making this video
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This is a really great video. Well done.
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Thank you for making this! I'm looking to moving to Germany to start university and for a fresh start and actually gives me expectations on pricing so I know how to save up! That's super important to me as someone who is working an entry level position at a job that doesn't pay much trying to save up not only for the move but to have extra money to fall back on :)
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Thank You Soo Much for the video it really gave a slightly clearity while planning to come to Germany. 😅
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thank you so much. I found this video very helpful. big hug💙
