Average net salary
€2,932Monthly net income
GermanyCost of Living and Purchasing Power in Germany
Germany · Average net salary: €2,932. Monthly costs for one person excluding rent: €999.
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€999One person · excluding rentFuel (1 L)
€2.31Gasoline 95iPhone affordability
10.9 daysWorking days at country salaryOverview
Germany · Average net salary: €2,932. Monthly costs for one person excluding rent: €999. Consider salary, rent, everyday costs and product prices together with their scope. Sources and verification dates appear in the data section below.
83,644,258Country population 2026
2Cities in the dataset
EUR (€)Currency
Purchasing Power Overview
Sourced expenses as a share of monthly net salary. This is not a quality-of-life score.
Essential Expenses
Monthly living expenses and fuel per litre. Note the different units.
Living costs (excluding rent)€999
Family of four costs (excluding rent)€3,459
Petrol 95 (1 litre)€2.31
Diesel (1 litre)€2.44
LPG (1 litre)€1.12
Product Prices & Purchasing Power
Country prices and working time at the average net salary.
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Sources and methodology
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Sourced data details
Population
83,644,2582026
SourceSingle person · monthly living costs, excluding rent
€999.402026-09-19
SourceFamily of four · monthly living costs, excluding rent
€3,459.202026-09-19
SourceGasoline 95 · litre
€2.312026-09-14
SourceDiesel · litre
€2.442026-09-14
SourceLPG · litre
€1.122026-09-14
SourceImage record in the dataset: Jakub Fryš · CC BY-SA 4.0
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What do the data show?
Germany: average monthly net salary €2,932; monthly costs for one person excluding rent €999. Rent is shown separately in the city pages below.
Latest source-data date: . Each metric retains its own date and scope.