Salary: Most of the money is left to live in these German cities

2020-02-06T10:55:38.445Z

Are you flexible about where you live? Then you can easily move to the German city where you can best live off your salary.

Life in some cities is expensive, so there isn't much money left over for hobbies or other costly commitments.
In some cities, however, more of your salary is available for leisure activities.
An interactive map shows the average salaries of 30 cities in relation to the cost of living.

Would you like to move because you hardly have any money left for anything else due to high rental costs? In this case, the question always arises, where exactly should you start again, because this problem could persist in other places.

An interactive map from preis.de, which was created using evaluations of the numbeo.com database (as of October 2019), provides support when it comes to choosing a new place of residence. It lists the average income in 30 German cities and shows at a glance where the most money is available for rent, day care, tickets for public transport and much more.

30 German cities: where do you live off your salary best?

Of course, not everyone has the free choice of place of residence. Often, the chosen professional sector restricts you, because suitable companies do not have a location at every location in Germany. Others, on the other hand, prefer to live close to their family or not to leave their partner behind. If all these factors are irrelevant, there is hardly anything in the way of moving.

But in which German city do you have the most of your salary *? The following interactive map shows you the most advantageous options.

An interactive map from Preis.de

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How the card works : First choose the right life model (single household, working couple, single parent ...). The cities shown on the map then light up in different colors. Red means that you get less of your salary in a city, but your financial situation would be better in yellow cities, while you have the most money * in green cities. If you finally click on individual cities, you will get more information. This includes the average income in one place, the average rental and daycare prices, the remaining money for bus and train tickets and other information about what you have left over for the Internet, gym, restaurants and cinema.

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