Data sources: City list — all 2,054 official German cities with state and population, embedded in the page. Living costs — curated dataset for 16 major cities; all other cities are estimated from federal-state rent baselines scaled by city population (marked amber in the UI).
Disclaimer: Net salary is an estimate based on the 2025/26 German income-tax formula (§32a EStG), solidarity surcharge, church tax and statutory social contributions (employee half). Married couples: III/V and IV/IV monthly withholding differs, but the yearly result shown here reflects joint assessment (Ehegattensplitting), which is what ultimately matters. Tax classes V/VI shown for singles are approximations. Not tax or financial advice.
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