German cities for internationals
Cost of living, job market and registration for 15 major German cities.
Berlin
Germany's magnet for internationals, startups and creatives. English gets you far, rent is…
Munich
Prosperous, orderly and beautiful, with the Alps an hour away. The highest salaries in Ger…
Hamburg
Green, wealthy port city with a maritime, understated character. High quality of life and …
Frankfurt
Germany's financial capital and its most international skyline. Compact, well-connected (t…
Cologne
Warm, open and famously easygoing, with a huge carnival culture. More affordable than the …
Stuttgart
Prosperous engineering heartland ringed by vineyards and hills. High salaries, strong indu…
Düsseldorf
Elegant, fashion-conscious business city with the largest Japanese community in Germany an…
Leipzig
Hip, affordable and fast-growing — 'the better Berlin' to its fans. Rich culture, cheap re…
Dresden
Baroque beauty on the Elbe with a strong semiconductor cluster ('Silicon Saxony'). Afforda…
Nuremberg
Historic Franconian city with Bavarian salaries and lower costs than Munich. Home of the F…
Bremen
Compact northern city-state with maritime charm, aerospace industry and reasonable rents.…
Hanover
Green, central and practical — famous for its trade fairs and a clear, easy-to-learn diale…
Dortmund
Former coal-and-steel city reinventing itself as a logistics and tech hub, with legendary …
Essen
Green heart of the Ruhr, headquarters city for several DAX companies, surprisingly leafy a…
Freiburg
Sunny, green university city on the edge of the Black Forest — Germany's eco-capital, bike…