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 | 8.67 | 18 |
| 💵 GDP per capita | $56104 | 19 |
| 🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power | $73552 | 21 |
| ❤️ Life expectancy | 80.5 | 40 |
| ☠️ Homicide rate | 0.9 | 43 |
| 🚧 Road traffic mortality | 3.8 | 20 |
| 👮 Corruption perceptions index | 77 | 14 |
| 🏙️ Population | 83.5M | 19 |
| 🌐 English speaking % | 55.7% | 54 |
| 😷 Air quality | Excellent | 50 |
| ✈️ Airport proximity index | 84 | 33 |
| 💰 Cost of living | $1764 | 172 |
| 💳 After-tax salary | $3363 | 17 |
| 💸 Salary to expenses ratio | 1.9 | 8 |
| 🎓 Higher education index | 94 | 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 states
| Rank | State | Quality of life | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg State | 94 | $2189 |
| 2 | Brandenburg | 90 | $2250 |
| 3 | Bremen State | 89 | $1768 |
| 4 | Saxony | 85 | $1497 |
| 5 | Bavaria | 83 | $1936 |
| 6 | Hesse | 83 | $1885 |
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 82 | $1640 |
| 8 | Baden-Wurttemberg | 80 | $1800 |
| 9 | Lower Saxony | 77 | $1595 |
| 10 | Saarland | 77 | $1448 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 76 | $1685 |
| 12 | Saxony-Anhalt | 75 | $1425 |
| 13 | Thuringia | 75 | $1334 |
| 14 | Schleswig-Holstein | 74 | $1597 |
| 15 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 73 | $1480 |