The 100 Best places to live in Germany
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Germany is the 26th most expensive and the 12th most liveable country.
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| Germany | Quality of life | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 😃 Human freedom index | 18 | |
| 💵 GDP per capita | 19 | |
| 🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power | 20 | |
| ❤️ Life expectancy | 40 | |
| ☠️ Homicide rate | 41 | |
| 🚧 Road traffic mortality | 20 | |
| 👮 Corruption perceptions index | 14 | |
| 🏙️ Population | 19 | |
| 🌐 English speaking % | 58 | |
| 😷 Air quality | 50 | |
| ✈️ Airport proximity index | 34 | |
| 💰 Cost of living | 172 | |
| 💳 After-tax salary | 17 | |
| 💸 Salary to expenses ratio | 9 | |
| 🎓 Higher education index | 13 |
Below is the list of 662 best cities & 15 states to live and work in Germany for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.
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Best cities to live in Germany
Best states
| Rank | State | Quality of life | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg State | ||
| 2 | Brandenburg | ||
| 3 | Bremen State | ||
| 4 | Saxony | ||
| 5 | Bavaria | ||
| 6 | Hesse | ||
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| 8 | Saarland | ||
| 9 | Baden-Wurttemberg | ||
| 10 | Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| 11 | Lower Saxony | ||
| 12 | Saxony-Anhalt | ||
| 13 | Thuringia | ||
| 14 | Schleswig-Holstein | ||
| 15 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
