Cost of Living in Ulm

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1884
$3856
🛋️ Without rent
$704
$2215
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1179
$1641
🍽️ Food
$469
$1260
🚐 Transport
$90.2
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3492
😀 Quality of life
87
🏙️ Population
127K

The average cost of living in Ulm is $1884, which is in the top 19% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 1783rd out of 9294 in our global list, 5th out of 662 in Germany, and 1st out of 103 in Baden-Wurttemberg.

The median after-tax salary is $3492, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 212th (TOP 2%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 29th best city to live in Germany, and 6th most liveable city in Baden-Wurttemberg. With an estimated population of 127K, Ulm is the 60th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 21 km Laupheim Air Base
😷 Air quality Good 10.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 413 University of Ulm
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Prices in Ulm

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10575

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