The 68 Best places to live in Bavaria

Updated: March 01, 2024

Bavaria ranked 4th most liveable and 3rd most expensive state in Germany. Below is the list of 68 best cities to live and work for singles and families.

3 best cities to live in Bavaria are Munich, Nuremberg, and Erlangen. More than 30% population of Bavaria live in cities with quality of life more than 71/100.

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<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/best/germany/by.jpg" alt="Best places to live in Bavaria infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/best/germany/by" target="_blank">The 68 Best places to live in Bavaria</a></p>

Rank	State	Quality of life	Cost of living
1	Hamburg State	94	$1909
2	Brandenburg	91	$1923
3	Bremen State	86	$1683
4	Bavaria	81	$1764
5	Saxony	80	$1302
6	Hesse	80	$1671
7	North Rhine-Westphalia	79	$1468
8	Rhineland-Palatinate	79	$1490
9	Baden-Wurttemberg	78	$1658
10	Saarland	76	$1397
11	Saxony-Anhalt	76	$1265
12	Thuringia	74	$1268
13	Lower Saxony	74	$1485
14	Schleswig-Holstein	71	$1448
15	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	71	$1370

Best cities to live in Bavaria

Munich

Nuremberg

Erlangen

Augsburg

Freising

Dachau

Erding

Amberg

Ingolstadt

Unterschleiheim

Furth

Germering

Aschaffenburg

Regensburg

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Rosenheim

Herzogenaurach

Landshut

Olching

Furstenfeldbruck

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Forchheim

Puchheim

Bamberg

Schwabach

Lauf an der Pegnitz

Ansbach

Zirndorf

Roth

Starnberg

Neu-Ulm

Wurzburg

Neuburg an der Donau

Geretsried

Waldkraiburg

Aichach

Straubing

Coburg

Friedberg

Traunreut

Schwandorf

Traunstein

Konigsbrunn

Landsberg am Lech

Lichtenfels

Muhldorf

Senden

Weilheim in Oberbayern

Donauworth

Gunzburg

Kulmbach

Gersthofen

Kitzingen

Nordlingen

Kempten

Neusa

Memmingen

Bayreuth

Deggendorf

Hof

Lindau

Schweinfurt

Bad Kissingen

Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Sonthofen

Kaufbeuren

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Passau